Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Colossians 2:3
In whom are hid all the treasures of (d) wisdom and knowledge.
(d) There is no true wisdom outside of Christ.
In whom are hid all the treasures of (d) wisdom and knowledge.
(d) There is no true wisdom outside of Christ.
Verse Colossians 2:3. _IN 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 w...
IN 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...
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...
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...
HID. Greek _a pokruphos._ Only here, Mark 4:22.Luke 8:17. KNOWLEDGE. App-132....
_in whom_ Christ, the Secret of God, is now _characterized_as such; the Secret is _Christ as the Treasury of wisdom and knowledge_. _are hid_&c. Better, regarding the order of the Greek, IN WHOM ARE...
ἘΝ ὯΙ; cf. Colossians 1:14; Colossians 2:11-12. The antecedent is Χριστοῦ. ΕἸΣῚΝ. Its position indicates that it is not a mere copula to ἀποκρυφοί, “are hid,” but is here a substantive verb almost our...
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...
ΘΗΣΑΥΡΌΣ (G2344) хранилище, сокровищница. Это образ иудейского апокалипсиса — небесные сокровища, сокрытые от глаз человеческих (Dunn; 1 Enoch 18:1). ΓΝΏΣΕΩΣ (G1108) _gen. sing._ знание, ΆΠΌΚΡΥΦΟΣ ...
DISCOURSE: 2174 THE FULNESS THAT IS IN CHRIST Colossians 2:3. _In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge_. “WISDOM,” we are told, “is the principal thing; and therefore we should get...
ARE HID— The original signifies any thing that is _deposited_ or _treasured up_ for future service; and is usually applied to money. See Ephesians 3:9. Proverbs 2:4....
3. IN WHOM ARE ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE HIDDEN. _Translation and Paraphrase_ 3. (For) in him (that is, in Christ) are all the treasures of (divine) wisdom and knowledge hidden (thou...
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Greek order, 'In whom (not as Alford, "in which" mystery: Christ is Himself the "mystery," Colossians 2:2; 1 Timothy 3:16) are all the tre...
__ 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...
IN WHOM ARE HID ALL THE TREASURES. — The order of the original is curious: “in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, as hidden treasures.” The word “hidden” (_apocryphi_) is an almost te...
(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...
ἐν ᾧ may refer to μυστηρίου (Beng., Mey., Alf., Ol., Sod., Haupt, Abb.) or to Χριστοῦ (Ell., Hofm., Lightf., Holtzmann, Findl., Moule). The former is defended on the ground that ἀπόκρ. corresponds to...
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...
Man is searching for knowledge and wisdom through a multitude of means. He will not find them until he comes to Jesus wherein those things are revealed. Paul was especially concerned that the Colossia...
(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...
3._In whom are all the treasures. _The expression _in quo _ (_in whom_, or _in which_) may either have a reference collectively to everything he has said as to the _acknowledgment of the mystery_, or...
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...
IN WHOM ARE HID ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. This may be understood either of the mystery of the Gospel, which contains the rich mines and hidden treasures of all divine truths; so calle...
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Ver. 3. _In whom are hid_] What so great a matter is it then if we be obscured, and our good parts not so noticed? _Usque adeone scire tuum...
_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...
HID; treasured up, to be communicated according to the wants of those who believe. The religion of Christ makes all who possess it truly benevolent, and leads them earnestly to desire the holiness and...
A WARNING AGAINST ERROR. The danger of being beguiled:...
IN WHOM ARE HID ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE....
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...
IN WHOM: Or, wherein...
IN WHOM ARE ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE HIDDEN. 'IN WHOM' -i.e. in Christ. 'ARE ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE HIDDEN' - 'WISDOM' -4678. sophia sof-ee'-ah; from 4680; wisd...
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...
IN WHOM: this may relate eitter to the Divine mystery, wherein are in abundance all necessary doctrines to consolation and salvation stored up, respecting the foregoing verse; compare 1 CORINTHIANS 2:...
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X ield, indeed, seems to me according to these things to be the Scripture, which was planted with what is manifest in the words of the history, and the law, and the p...
Colossians 2:3 in G1722 whom G3739 are G1526 (G5748) hidden G614 all G3956 treasures G2344 wisdom G4678 and...
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...
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...
Colossians 2:3. IN WHOM; or, if the briefer reading in Colossians 2:2 be accepted, ‘in which,' _i.e._, mystery. But the sense is the same, if we read and render: ‘even Christ,' since this presents Chr...
IN WHOM (εν ω). This locative form can refer to μυστηριου or to Χριστου. It really makes no difference in sense since Christ is the mystery of God.ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE (παντες...
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...
HE IS THE KEY. Angels are not the key (as the false teachers were saying). Jesus is the key to God's wisdom, and he is himself the wisdom of God (Colossians 1:19). See Matthew 11:27....
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 2:3 IN WHOM ARE HIDDEN ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. Jesus is the ultimate keeper of divine wisdom and spiritual knowledge. Compare P
_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 1:24; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 2:6; 2 Timothy 3:15;...
Hid [α π ο κ ρ υ φ ο ι]. Only here, Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17. Compare 1 Corinthians 2:7. Not to be joined with are, as A. V. Its position at the end of the sentence, and so far from are, shows that it is...
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...
That is, in Jesus Christ, and in his gospel, ARE ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE, laid up as in. store-house, and from thence are they only to be expected and derived. The knowledge of Chris...