mystery of God
The "mystery of God" is Christ, as incarnating the fulness of the Godhead, and all the divine wisdom and knowledge for the redemption and reconciliation of man.
mystery
( See Scofield) - (Matthew 13:11).
and of
The best authorities omit "and of the Father, and of Christ."
COLOSSIANS 2:2 tou/ qeou/( Cristou/ {B} Among what at first sight seems to be a bewildering variety of variant readings, the one adopted for the text is plainly to be preferred (_a_) because of stron...
Verse Colossians 2:2. _THAT THEIR HEARTS MIGHT BE COMFORTED_] That they might have continual happiness in God, having constant affiance in him. _BEING KNIT TOGETHER IN LOVE_] The word συμβιβασθεντων...
THAT THEIR HEARTS MIGHT BE COMFORTED - Like all other Christians in the times of the apostles, they were doubtless exposed to trials and persecutions. BEING KNIT TOGETHER IN LOVE - The same word which...
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 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...
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...
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...
My struggle is that their hearts may be encouraged, that they may be united together in love, that they may come to all the wealth of the assured ability to take the right decision in any situation, t...
THAT. Greek. _hina_, in order that. COMFORTED. App-134. KNIT TOGETHER. See Acts 9:22. LOVE. App-136. UNTO. App-104. RICHES. See Colossians 1:27. FULL ASSURANCE. Greek. _plerophoria._ Here,...
_comforted Ut consolentur_, Latin Versions. But the Greek verb means more than to console; it is rather to hearten, to encourage. _Confortatio_, the (late) Latin original of our "_comfort_," is "to ma...
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...
ΣΥΝΒΙΒΑΣΘΈΝΤΕΣ. So א*ABCD*P Old Lat. Vulg. -θέντων is read by the Text. Rec. with אCDCKL. τοῦ θεοῦ, Χριστοῦ. In B Hil. _de Trin._ ix. 62 only. This difficult reading was altered in several ways: (_a...
ΪΝΑ (G2443) чтобы. Вводит цель борьбы, ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΘΏΣΙΝ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΈΩ (G3870) утешать, ободрять (Philippians 2:1). ΣΥΜΒΙΒΑΣΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass. part. от_ ΣΥΜΒΙΒΆΖΩ (G4822) собирать вмест...
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...
MIGHT BE COMFORTED,— The original word παρακληθωσις signifies not only "to have consolation administered under affliction," but "to be _exhorted_ and _quickened,_ excited and animated; and so recovere...
2. THAT THEIR HEARTS MAY BE COMFORTED, THEY BEING KNIT TOGETHER IN LOVE, AND UNTO ALL RICHES OF THE FULL ASSURANCE OF UNDERSTANDING, THAT THEY MAY KNOW THE MYSTERY OF GOD, _EVEN_ CHRIST, _Translation...
That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of...
__ 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...
COMFORTED — _i.e., encouraged,_ or _strengthened,_ both to stand fast and to advance in the faith. KNIT TOGETHER. — The word here used has two senses; first, “to bring, or knit, together” (as in Colos...
(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...
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...
παρακληθῶσιν. It is disputed what meaning should be attached to this. Meyer, Ellicott and others translate “may be comforted”. This seems to be the more usual sense in Paul, and is supported by the ad...
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...
(2) That (b) their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the (c) full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Fath...
(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...
2._That their hearts may receive consolation. _He now intimates what he desires for them, and shews that his affection is truly apostolic; for he declares that nothing else is desired by him than that...
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...
THAT THEIR HEARTS MIGHT BE COMFORTED,.... Here follow the reasons why the apostle had so great a conflict, on account of the above persons, and why he was so desirous they should know it; one is, the...
That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of C...
_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...
BE COMFORTED, BEING KNIT TOGETHER IN LOVE; that is, comforted in the way of being knit together in love. UNTO ALL RICHES OF THE FULL ASSURANCE OF UNDERSTANDING; these words give the end to which such...
THAT THEIR HEARTS MIGHT BE COMFORTED, BEING KNIT TOGETHER IN LOVE, AND UNTO ALL RICHES OF THE FULL ASSURANCE OF UNDERSTANDING, TO THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE MYSTERY OF GOD, AND OF THE FATHER, AND OF CH...
A WARNING AGAINST ERROR. The danger of being beguiled:...
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...
THAT THEIR HEARTS MAY BE COMFORTED, THEY BEING KNIT TOGETHER IN LOVE, AND UNTO ALL RICHES OF THE FULL ASSURANCE OF UNDERSTANDING, THAT THEY MAY KNOW THE MYSTERY OF GOD, EVEN CHRIST, 'THAT' -'I want...
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...
THAT THEIR HEARTS MIGHT BE COMFORTED: whereas false teachers did endeavour to adulterate the Christian institution, the striving of the apostle's holy soul here was, as in the former chapter, COLOSSIA...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V For that the knowledge does not appertain to all, he expressly adds: "Being knit together in love, and unto all the riches of the full assurance of knowledge, to...
Colossians 2:2 that G2443 their G846 hearts G2588 encouraged G3870 (G5686) together G4822 (G5685) in G1722 love...
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 2:2. THAT (in order that, as the purpose of the conflict) THEIR HEARTS MAY BE COMFORTED. The word rendered ‘comfort' also means ‘exhort,' and may include the idea of confirming; but the usu...
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...
MAY BE COMFORTED (παρακληθωσιν). First aorist passive subjunctive of παρακαλεω (for which see 2 Corinthians 1:3-7) in final clause with ινα.BEING KNIT TOGETHER (συνβιβασθεντες). First aorist passi...
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...
THAT THEY MAY BE DRAWN TOGETHER. That both Jews and Gentiles will become "one" in Christ - formed into one church. GOD'S SECRET. "By means of the gospel the Gentiles have a part with the Jews in God's...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 2:2 The false teachers probably claimed special knowledge of the mysteries of God’s truth. Paul insists that CHRIST is GOD’S MYSTERY. All understanding is found in him....
_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 Corinthians 2:12; 1 John 3:19; 1 John 4:12; 1 John 4:13; 1 John 5:7;
Comforted (paraklhqwsin). Not so much tranquilized as braced. See on John 14:16. Knit together [σ υ μ β ι β α σ θ ε ν τ ε ς]. See on proving, Acts 9:22. In the Septuagint it means to instruct, as Exod...
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...
Unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the acknowledgment of the mystery of God — That is, unto the fullest and clearest understanding and knowledge of the gospel....
Our apostle having discovered, in the former verse, that inward anxiety of mind which he laboured under, on the behalf of these Colossians, doth, in these words, propose an expedient how the threateni...