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Colossians 2

You Are Built Up in Christ

1For I wantG2309 you to knowG3609 howG2245 greatG2245 a 1struggleG73 I haveG2192 inG5228 your behalfG5228 and for thoseG3588 whoG3588 are at 2LaodiceaG2993, and for allG3745 those whoG3745 have not 3personallyG4561 seenG3708 my faceG4383, 2that their 4heartsG2588 may be encouragedG3870, having been 5knitG4822 togetherG4822 in loveG26, and that they would attain to allG3956 6the wealthG4149 7that comes from the fullG4136 assuranceG4136 of understandingG4907, resulting in a 8trueG1922 knowledgeG1922 of 9God’sG2316 mysteryG3466, that is, ChristG5547 Himself, 3in whomG3739 are hiddenG614 allG3956 10the treasuresG2344 of wisdomG4678 and knowledgeG1108. 411I sayG3004 thisG3778 soG2443 thatG2443 noG3367 oneG3367 will deceiveG3884 you with 12persuasiveG4086 argumentsG4086. 5For evenG2532 thoughG1487 I amG548 13absentG548 in bodyG4561, I amG1510 neverthelessG235 with you in spiritG4151, rejoicingG5463 14to seeG991 15your 16orderlyG5010 mannerG5010 and the 17stabilityG4733 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547.

6ThereforeG3767, as you have receivedG3880 18ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the LordG2962, so 1920walkG4043 in Him, 7having been firmlyG4492 21rootedG4492 and now being 22builtG2026 upG2026 in Him and 23establishedG950 24in 25your faithG4102, justG2531 asG2531 you 26were instructedG1321, and overflowingG4052 27with gratitudeG2169.

828SeeG991 to it that there is noG3361 oneG5100 who takesG4812 you captiveG4812 throughG1223 29philosophyG5385 and emptyG2756 deceptionG539 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 humanG444 traditionG3862, inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the 30elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 31ratherG3756 thanG2532G3756 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 ChristG5547. 9For in Him allG3956 the 32fullnessG4138 of DeityG2320 dwellsG2730 in bodilyG4985 formG4985, 10and in Him you have beenG1510 33madeG4137 34completeG4137, and 35He is the headG2776 36over everyG3956 37rulerG746 and authorityG1849; 11and in Him 38you were alsoG2532 circumcisedG4059 with a circumcisionG4061 performedG886 withoutG886 handsG886, in the removalG555 of 39the bodyG4983 of the fleshG4561 by the circumcisionG4061 of ChristG5547, 12having been 40buriedG4916 with Him in baptismG909, in whichG3739 you were alsoG2532 41raisedG4891 with Him throughG1223 faithG4102 in the workingG1753 of GodG2316, who 42raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498. 13And 43when you were 44deadG3498 45in your wrongdoingsG3900 and the uncircumcisionG203 of your fleshG4561, He 46madeG4806 you aliveG4806 togetherG4806 with Him, having forgivenG5483 us allG3956 our wrongdoingsG3900, 14having canceledG1813 47the certificateG5498 ofG5498 debtG5498 consisting of decreesG1378 againstG2596 us, whichG3739 was hostileG5227 to us; and 48He has takenG142 it out of the wayG3319, having nailedG4338 it to the crossG4716. 15When He had 4950disarmedG554 the 51rulersG746 and authoritiesG1849, He 52madeG1165 a publicG3954 displayG1165 of them, having 53triumphedG2358 overG2358 them throughG1722 54Him.

16ThereforeG3767, noG3361 oneG5100 is to 5556actG2919 asG2919 your judgeG2919 in regard to 57foodG1035 and 58drinkG4213, orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 59festivalG1859 orG2228 a 60newG3501 moonG3501, orG2228 a 61SabbathG4521 62day-- 17things whichG3739 are only a 63shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 64substanceG4983 65belongs to ChristG5547. 18Take care that noG3367 oneG3367 keeps 6667defraudingG2603 you ofG2603 your prizeG2603 by 68delightingG2309 in humilityG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 69takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 7071inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 72fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 firmlyG2902 to 73the headG2776, from whomG3739 74the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 75ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 76which is from GodG2316.

2077IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 78to the 79elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 80whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself toG1379 81decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 82to things destined to perishG5356 83with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 84commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of manG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG2192 whichG3748 doG3303 haveG2192 the 85appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 8687self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and humilityG5012 and 88severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 89fleshlyG4561 indulgenceG4140.

Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 2:1 Col 1:29; 4:12 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 2:1 Col 4:13, 15f; Rev 1:11 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 2:1 Lit in the flesh ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 2:2 1 Cor 14:31; Eph 6:22; Col 4:8 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 2:2 Col 2:19 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 2:2 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 2:2 Lit of the full assurance ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 2:2 Matt 13:11 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 2:2 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 1:26; 4:3 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 2:3 Is 11:2; Rom 11:33 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 2:4 Eph 4:17 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 2:4 Rom 16:18 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 5:3 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 2:5 Lit and seeing ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 2:5 Or your good order ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 14:40 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 2:5 1 Pet 5:9 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 2:6 Gal 3:26 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 2:6 Or lead your life ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 2:6 Col 1:10 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 2:7 Eph 3:17 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 3:9; Eph 2:20 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 2:7 Or by ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 2:7 Or the faith ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 2:7 Eph 4:21 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 2:7 One early ms in it with ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 2:8 1 Cor 8:9; 10:12; Gal 5:15; Heb 3:12 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 2:8 Eph 5:6; Col 2:23; 1 Tim 6:20 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 2:8 Gal 4:3; Col 2:20 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 2:8 Lit and not ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 2:9 2 Cor 5:19; Col 1:19 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 2:10 Eph 3:19 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 2:10 Lit full ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 2:10 Eph 1:21f ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 2:10 Lit of ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 2:10 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 3:10; Col 2:15 ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 2:11 Rom 2:29; Eph 2:11 ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 2:11 Rom 6:6; 7:24; Gal 5:24; Col 3:5 ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 2:12 Rom 6:4f ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 2:12 Rom 6:5; Eph 2:6; Col 2:13; 3:1 ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 2:12 Acts 2:24 ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 2:13 Or although ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 2:13 Eph 2:1 ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 2:13 Or by reason of ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 2:13 Eph 2:5; Col 2:12 ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 2:14 Eph 2:15; Col 2:20 ↩
  48. 48. Colossians 2:14 1 Pet 2:24 ↩
  49. 49. Colossians 2:15 Or divested Himself of ↩
  50. 50. Colossians 2:15 Eph 4:8 ↩
  51. 51. Colossians 2:15 John 12:31; 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 3:10; Col 2:10 ↩
  52. 52. Colossians 2:15 Eph 4:8 ↩
  53. 53. Colossians 2:15 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
  54. 54. Colossians 2:15 Or it; i.e., the cross ↩
  55. 55. Colossians 2:16 Lit judge you ↩
  56. 56. Colossians 2:16 Rom 14:3 ↩
  57. 57. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
  58. 58. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
  59. 59. Colossians 2:16 Lev 23:2; Rom 14:5 ↩
  60. 60. Colossians 2:16 1 Chr 23:31; 2 Chr 31:3; Neh 10:33 ↩
  61. 61. Colossians 2:16 Mark 2:27f; Gal 4:10 ↩
  62. 62. Colossians 2:16 Or days ↩
  63. 63. Colossians 2:17 Heb 8:5; 10:1 ↩
  64. 64. Colossians 2:17 Lit body ↩
  65. 65. Colossians 2:17 Lit of Christ ↩
  66. 66. Colossians 2:18 Or deciding against you ↩
  67. 67. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 9:24; Phil 3:14 ↩
  68. 68. Colossians 2:18 Col 2:23 ↩
  69. 69. Colossians 2:18 Or going into detail about ↩
  70. 70. Colossians 2:18 Or conceited ↩
  71. 71. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 4:6 ↩
  72. 72. Colossians 2:18 Rom 8:7 ↩
  73. 73. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:22 ↩
  74. 74. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:23; 4:16 ↩
  75. 75. Colossians 2:19 Lit bonds ↩
  76. 76. Colossians 2:19 Lit of God ↩
  77. 77. Colossians 2:20 Rom 6:2 ↩
  78. 78. Colossians 2:20 Lit from ↩
  79. 79. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:8 ↩
  80. 80. Colossians 2:20 Gal 4:9 ↩
  81. 81. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:14, 16 ↩
  82. 82. Colossians 2:22 1 Cor 6:13 ↩
  83. 83. Colossians 2:22 Or by being consumed ↩
  84. 84. Colossians 2:22 Is 29:13; Matt 15:9; Titus 1:14 ↩
  85. 85. Colossians 2:23 Lit report; Gr logos ↩
  86. 86. Colossians 2:23 Or would-be religion ↩
  87. 87. Colossians 2:23 Col 2:18 ↩
  88. 88. Colossians 2:23 1 Tim 4:3 ↩
  89. 89. Colossians 2:23 Rom 13:14; 1 Tim 4:8 ↩

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