Colossians 2
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Colossians 2:1-10

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;

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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 ↩

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