Colossians 2:3

Colossians 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• New International Version (NIV)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• New King James Version (NKJV)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Context of Colossians 2:3

1For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face. 2My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable. 5For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Colossians 2:3 word by word

ἐν ᾧ εἰσιν πάντες οἱ θησαυροὶ τῆς σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hidἀπόκρυφοςapokruphos · concealedG614
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the treasuresὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the treasuresθησαυρόςthēsauros · treasureG2344
• of wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• knowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsis · knowledgeG1108

Cross-references for Colossians 2:3

• Colossians 1:9For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
• Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how fathomless his ways!
• 1 Corinthians 1:24But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
• 1 Corinthians 2:6Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.
• Ephesians 1:8that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.
• Ephesians 3:10The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.
• 2 Timothy 3:15and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 3:3for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
• Job 28:21For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.
• Proverbs 2:4if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,
• Matthew 10:26“Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
• Ephesians 3:9and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan – a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
• Revelation 2:17The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.’

Commentaries on Colossians 2:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3In whom are hid - Or rather in which; referring to the mystery mentioned above. In this glorious scheme of Christianity all the treasures - the abundance and excellency, of wisdom and knowledge are contained. No scheme of salvation, or Divine knowledge, ever equalled in its depth and excellency the Gospel plan. A scheme which the wisdom of God alone could devise, and which his power and infinite mercy alone could accomplish.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3In whom - Margin, “wherein.” The more correct translation is “in whom.” The reference is doubtless to Christ, as his name is the immediate antecedent, and as what is affirmed here properly appertains to him. Are hid - Like treasures that are concealed or garnered up. It does not mean that none of those “treasures” had been developed; but that, so to speak, Christ, as Mediator, was the great treasure-house where were to be found all the wisdom and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Paul expands on 1:15–20: Christ is all we need for spiritual understanding.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Translate in the Greek order, "In whom (not as Alford, 'in which') mystery; Christ is Himself the 'mystery' (Col 2:2; 1Ti 3:16), and to Christ the relative refers) are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden." The "all" here, answers to "all" in Col 2:2; as "treasures" answer to the "riches"; it is from the treasures that the riches (Col 2:2) are derived. "Are" is the predicate of the sentence; all the treasures ARE in Him; hidden is…Read the comment

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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