Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Colossians 2:1
How great a conflict — Of care, desire, prayer. As many as have not seen my face — Therefore, in writing to the Colossians, he refrains from those familiar appellations, "Brethren," "Beloved."
How great a conflict — Of care, desire, prayer. As many as have not seen my face — Therefore, in writing to the Colossians, he refrains from those familiar appellations, "Brethren," "Beloved."
CHAPTER II. _The apostle shows his great concern for the Church at Colosse_ _and at Laodicea; and exhorts them to steadfastness in the_ _faith, and to beware of being seduced by specious and entici...
FOR I WOULD THAT YE KNEW - I wish you knew or fully understood. He supposes that this would deeply affect them if they understood the solicitude which he had had on their account. WHAT GREAT CONFLICT...
II. COMPLETE IN HIM, IN WHOM ALL THE FULLNESS DWELLS CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The mystery of God (Colossians 2:1)_ 2. Complete in Christ (Colossians 2:9) 3. Exhortations and warnings (Colossians 2:16
COLOSSIANS 1:24 TO COLOSSIANS 2:3. PAUL'S OWN RELATION TO THEM AND TO THE GOSPEL. At this very time, in the midst of his sufferings, Paul is rejoicing for their sakes, and in return for their loyalty...
COLOSSIANS 2:2. Read _mg._ There is probably a controversial reference in what follows. The Divine secret or mystery and the treasures of hidden knowledge are to be found in Christ, and not in Gnostic...
LOVE'S STRUGGLE (Colossians 2:1) _ 2:1 I want you to know how great a struggle I am going through for you, and for the people of Laodicaea, and for all those who have never seen me face to face._ He...
WOULD. desire. App-102. KNEW. App-132. CONFLICT. See Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:20. FOR. App-104. AT. App-104. NOT. App-105. SEEN. App-133. IN. App-104....
Colossians 2:1-7. His labour of prayer for the Colossians and other unvisited converts: There is need, for errors are in the air 1. _For, &c_.] He takes up the word "_striving_," just used, and justi...
ΘΈΛΩ ΓᾺΡ ὙΜΑ͂Σ ΕἸΔΈΝΑΙ. St Paul is becoming more personal. Having set them thinking about his contest he states the reason for his mentioning it. Part of it was for them and he wishes them to know th...
24–2:5. _St Paul’s appeal based on_ (Colossians 1:24-29) _his own joy in enduring suffering in order to make known the secret of Christ’s presence in their heart, and_ (Colossians 2:1-5) _his personal...
ΘΈΛΩ _praes. ind. act._ (G2309) хотеть, желать, стремиться, с _inf._ ΕΊΔΈΝΑΙ _perf. act. inf. от_ ΟΙΔΑ (G1492) знать. Def. perf. со _знач. praes._ ΉΛΊΚΟΝ (G2245) насколько большой, ΆΓΏΝ (G73) борьба...
DISCOURSE: 2173 MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL TO BE SEARCHED OUT Colossians 2:1. I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in...
WHAT A GREAT CONFLICT— The words and metaphors in this and the preceding verse are taken from the athletic exercises in the Grecian games,and express the great solicitude, the kind of _agony_ which St...
COLOSSIANS 2:1. FOR I WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW HOW GREATLY I STRIVE FOR YOU, AND FOR THEM AT LAODICEA, AND FOR AS MANY AS HAVE NOT SEEN MY FACE IN THE FLESH; _Translation and Paraphrase_ Colossians 2:1 (M...
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; FOR - in that respect he 'laboured, striving' (Colossia...
__ The Secret of Christ 23 The scope of reconciliation is not confined to mankind: it is as broad as creation. Its proclamation was made to every creature under heaven. It is God's loving purpose to...
THE FALSE TEACHING AND ITS REFUTATION 4-15. Hold fast to Christ the All-sufficient Saviour. PARAPHRASE. '(4) I emphasise these truths about Christ lest you should be beguiled by plausible persuasions...
CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED THE COLOSSIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 2 V1 I am working for you. I am working for the peo...
(1-7) In these verses St. Paul declares his deep anxiety for the Colossians and Laodiceans and others who had not seen his face, that they might seek, not the false, but the true knowledge, finding “t...
WHAT GREAT CONFLICT. — The word is here repeated from the “striving” of the previous verse, which is, in the original, the cognate verb. It is the same word which is used in Philippians 1:30 (“conflic...
CHAPTER 2 PAUL'S STRIVING FOR THE COLOSSIANS Colossians 2:1 (R.V.) We have seen that the closing portion of the previous chapter is almost exclusively personal. In this context the same strain is co...
PAUL'S DEEP CONCERN FOR THE COLOSSIANS AND OTHER CHRISTIANS UNKNOWN TO HIM, THAT THEY MAY BE UNITED IN LOVE, AND ATTAIN FULL KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST, IN WHOM RESIDE ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLED...
ESTABLISHED IN THEIR FAITH Colossians 2:1 If you know Christ, you can lay your hand on the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. They are matters of daily experience. The Apostle's aim in this chapter i...
If for a moment we glance back at the passage beginning with 1:24 and ending with 2:3, we find reference to a threefold mystery: the first, the Church, which is the Body of Christ; then the secret of...
Paul's Desire for Them In Christ It is possible Paul specified Colossae and Laodicea because he had been to both of those cities. Hierapolis, the third of the tri-cities, would thus be designated by t...
For I (1) would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as have not seen my (a) face in the flesh; (1) The taking away of an objection: in that...
CONTENTS Paul is speaking very blessedly of Christ. He warns the Church against Philosophy and vain Deceit....
(1) For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; (2) That their hearts might be comforted, being knit t...
The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
1._I would have you know. _He declares his affection towards them, that he may have more credit and authority; for we readily believe those whom we know to be desirous of our welfare. It is also an ev...
Thus we have a double ministry, as well as a double preeminence of Christ, and a double reconciliation; and each having a similar relationship the one to the other: Christ, the Head of all things in h...
FOR I WOULD THAT YE KNEW WHAT GREAT CONFLICT I HAVE FOR YOU,.... This is occasioned by what he had said in 1 Thessalonians 1:29, that he laboured and strove according to the energy of divine power in...
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and _for_ them at Laodicea, and _for_ as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; Ver. 1. _For I would that ye knew_] Little do most me...
_I would_, &c. The apostle having declared, in the latter part of the preceding chapter, the commission which Christ had given to his apostles to preach salvation to the Gentiles through his death, an...
CONFLICT or struggle, in allusion to what he has just said of his striving, chap Colossians 1:29. In the original Greek the two words agree, like "struggling" and "struggle." It is an inward conflict,...
A WARNING AGAINST ERROR. The danger of being beguiled:...
FOR I WOULD THAT YE KNEW WHAT GREAT CONFLICT I HAVE FOR YOU, AND FOR THEM AT LAODICEA, AND FOR AS MANY AS HAVE NOT SEEN MY FACE IN THE FLESH,...
CHRIST THE SOURCE OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE (vs.1-10) In verse 1 the unselfish faith and love of the apostle shines beautifully. He was as deeply concerned for believers who had not seen him as he was...
CONFLICT: Or, fear or care...
FOR. WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW HOW GREATLY. STRIVE FOR YOU, AND FOR THEM AT LAODICEA, AND FOR AS MANY AS HAVE NOT SEEN MY FACE IN THE FLESH; 'FOR. WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW' -Paul always wanted his brethren to b...
1-7 The soul prospers when we have clear knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. When we not only believe with the heart, but are ready, when called, to make confession with the mouth. Knowledge an...
COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 2 COLOSSIANS 2:1 Paul testifieth his solicitude for the churches which had not seen him, that they might be united in love, and attain a perfect knowledge of the Christian revelatio...
Colossians 2:1 For G1063 want G2309 (G5719) you G5209 know G1492 (G5760) great G2245 conflict G73 have...
PAUL REITERATES HIS GREAT CONCERN FOR GOD'S PEOPLE AND REMINDS THEM WHERE TRUE WISDOM LIES (COLOSSIANS 2:1) ‘For I want you to know how greatly I strive for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as...
Colossians 2:1. FOR I WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW. ‘For' introduces an illustration and proof of the ‘striving' just spoken of (chap. Colossians 1:29). HOW GREAT (an unusual word, indicating quality as well...
1. _Warning Against being Led Away through the Philosophy of the False Teachers_. This section, which is most directly in opposition to the errors at Colossae, is introduced by a paragraph, expressing...
HOW GREATLY I STRIVE (ηλικον αγωνα εχω). Literally, "how great a contest I am having." The old adjectival relative ηλικος (like Latin _quantus_) is used for age or size in N.T. only here and James 3...
Colossians 2:1 I. The first wish of the Apostle appears as if it embodied the whole, "that their hearts might be comforted," that is, that by Divine preparation and discipline, they might be prepared,...
Colossians 2:1. _For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;_ Paul had not met these Colossian Christ...
CONTENTS: Godhead incarnate in Christ. Danger of those who would entice away from Christ. Philosophy and legality, mysticism and asceticism. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: Believers who u...
Colossians 2:1. _I would that ye knew what great conflict I have,_ in the inward feelings of my heart and wrestlings of prayer, _for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many,_ in the adjacent di...
LET ME TELL YOU. Paul speaks about the persecutions he has suffered because of preaching the gospel, especially his two years imprisonment at Caesarea (Acts 24:27), and his imprisonment at Rome as he...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 2:1 FOR THOSE AT LAODICEA. Laodicea was the nearest city to Colossae, only 9 miles (14.5 km) away (see note on Rev. 3:14–22). There was a close relationship between these...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 2:1. WHAT GREAT CONFLICT—R.V. “how greatly I strive.” It is a repetition of the thought of the previous verse expressed in terms of the arena. FOR THEM AT...
EXPOSITION COLOSSIANS 2:1 SECTION IV. THE APOSTLE'S CONCERN FOR THE COLOSSI. AN CHURCH. So far the contents of the letter have been of a general and preparatory character. New the writer be
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Colossians, chapter two. Paul had never visited Colosse. He had heard of the church from Epaphras, who was the minister there, who had told Paul of the love that the...
1 Peter 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Acts 20:25; Acts 20:38; Colossia
I would that ye knew [θ ε λ ω υ μ α ς ε ι δ ε ν α ι] : Paul's more usual form of expression is, I would not have you to be ignorant. See on Romans 1:13. What great conflict I have [η λ ι κ ο ν α γ ω ν...
THE HIGHER CHRISTIAN LIFE Colossians 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we enter the second chapter of Colossians, we wish to especially note the first verse, under the theme: "The Preacher's Longings after...
Observe here, 1. The holy agony which our apostle was in, and the mighty conflict he had with himself, upon the account of the Colossians; I WOULD THAT YE KNEW WHAT GREAT CONFLICT. HAVE FOR YOU; namel...