New American Standard Bible 2020
Colossians 2:2-10
2that their 1heartsG2588 may be encouragedG3870, having been 2knitG4822 togetherG4822 in loveG26, and that they would attain to allG3956 3the wealthG4149 4that comes from the fullG4136 assuranceG4136 of understandingG4907, resulting in a 5trueG1922 knowledgeG1922 of 6God’sG2316 mysteryG3466, that is, ChristG5547 Himself, 3in whomG3739 are hiddenG614 allG3956 7the treasuresG2344 of wisdomG4678 and knowledgeG1108. 48I sayG3004 thisG3778 soG2443 thatG2443 noG3367 oneG3367 will deceiveG3884 you with 9persuasiveG4086 argumentsG4086. 5For evenG2532 thoughG1487 I amG548 10absentG548 in bodyG4561, I amG1510 neverthelessG235 with you in spiritG4151, rejoicingG5463 11to seeG991 12your 13orderlyG5010 mannerG5010 and the 14stabilityG4733 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547.
6ThereforeG3767, as you have receivedG3880 15ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the LordG2962, so 1617walkG4043 in Him, 7having been firmlyG4492 18rootedG4492 and now being 19builtG2026 upG2026 in Him and 20establishedG950 21in 22your faithG4102, justG2531 asG2531 you 23were instructedG1321, and overflowingG4052 24with gratitudeG2169.
825SeeG991 to it that there is noG3361 oneG5100 who takesG4812 you captiveG4812 throughG1223 26philosophyG5385 and emptyG2756 deceptionG539 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 humanG444 traditionG3862, inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the 27elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 28ratherG3756 thanG2532G3756 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 ChristG5547. 9For in Him allG3956 the 29fullnessG4138 of DeityG2320 dwellsG2730 in bodilyG4985 formG4985, 10and in Him you have beenG1510 30madeG4137 31completeG4137, and 32He is the headG2776 33over everyG3956 34rulerG746 and authorityG1849;
Notes
- 1. Colossians 2:2 1 Cor 14:31; Eph 6:22; Col 4:8 ↩
- 2. Colossians 2:2 Col 2:19 ↩
- 3. Colossians 2:2 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
- 4. Colossians 2:2 Lit of the full assurance ↩
- 5. Colossians 2:2 Matt 13:11 ↩
- 6. Colossians 2:2 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 1:26; 4:3 ↩
- 7. Colossians 2:3 Is 11:2; Rom 11:33 ↩
- 8. Colossians 2:4 Eph 4:17 ↩
- 9. Colossians 2:4 Rom 16:18 ↩
- 10. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 5:3 ↩
- 11. Colossians 2:5 Lit and seeing ↩
- 12. Colossians 2:5 Or your good order ↩
- 13. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 14:40 ↩
- 14. Colossians 2:5 1 Pet 5:9 ↩
- 15. Colossians 2:6 Gal 3:26 ↩
- 16. Colossians 2:6 Or lead your life ↩
- 17. Colossians 2:6 Col 1:10 ↩
- 18. Colossians 2:7 Eph 3:17 ↩
- 19. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 3:9; Eph 2:20 ↩
- 20. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
- 21. Colossians 2:7 Or by ↩
- 22. Colossians 2:7 Or the faith ↩
- 23. Colossians 2:7 Eph 4:21 ↩
- 24. Colossians 2:7 One early ms in it with ↩
- 25. Colossians 2:8 1 Cor 8:9; 10:12; Gal 5:15; Heb 3:12 ↩
- 26. Colossians 2:8 Eph 5:6; Col 2:23; 1 Tim 6:20 ↩
- 27. Colossians 2:8 Gal 4:3; Col 2:20 ↩
- 28. Colossians 2:8 Lit and not ↩
- 29. Colossians 2:9 2 Cor 5:19; Col 1:19 ↩
- 30. Colossians 2:10 Eph 3:19 ↩
- 31. Colossians 2:10 Lit full ↩
- 32. Colossians 2:10 Eph 1:21f ↩
- 33. Colossians 2:10 Lit of ↩
- 34. Colossians 2:10 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 3:10; Col 2:15 ↩
Commentaries on Colossians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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