For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your (f) order, and the stedfastness of your (g) faith in Christ.
(f) The manner of your ecclesiastical discipline.
(g) Doctrine.
Verse 5. _FOR THOUGH I BE ABSENT IN THE FLESH_] It is hardly possible that such words as these in this verse could have been used to perfect _strangers_; they argue a considerable knowledge of the peo...
FOR THOUGH I BE ABSENT IN THE FLESH, YET AM I WITH YOU IN THE SPIRIT - That is, I seem to see you; I feel as if I were there, and were looking upon you; and I have the same solicitude as if I were the...
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
AN URGENT WARNING AGAINST A DEGRADING THEOSOPHY. Let them not be led away by false reasonings, however persuasive. They must think of Paul, despite his bodily absence, as being with them in spirit (1...
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...
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...
THOUGH. even if (App-118., a). WITH. App-104. SPIRIT. App-101. BEHOLDING. App-133. ORDER. See 1 Corinthians 14:40. STEDFASTNESS. Greek. _stereoma._ Only here. FAITH. App-150. IN. unto. App-104....
_For_ He means that he knows the need of such warning, though he is so far away. He is close to them "_in spirit_." _in the spirit_ Is this the human spirit or the Divine? 1 Corinthians 5:4 (with 3) a...
ΕἸ ΓᾺΡ ΚΑῚ ΤΗ͂Ι ΣΑΡΚῚ ἌΠΕΙΜΙ. “For even though I am absent in my flesh.” ΓᾺΡ gives a further reason for τοῦτο λέγω. My interest in you, encouraged too as I am about you, is a reason for my writing. Ἀ...
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...
ΓΆΡ (G1063) ибо. Частица указывает на причину, по которой Павел, неизвестный колоссянам и не представленный им, может дать им такое предупреждение. Он так тесно связан с ними через Дух Святой, как есл...
YET AM I WITH YOU IN THE SPIRIT,— As this stands opposed to _in the flesh,_ it seems most reasonable to understand it of St. Paul's own spirit, and not, as some have thought, of the Holy Ghost. See 1...
5. FOR THOUGH I AM ABSENT IN THE FLESH, YET AM I WITH YOU IN THE SPIRIT, JOYING AND BEHOLDING YOUR ORDER, AND THE STEADFASTNESS OF YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST. _Translation and Paraphrase_ 5. (Please do not...
For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. FOR - motive for their not being beguiled; i:e....
__ 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...
ABSENT IN THE FLESH. — Comp. 1 Corinthians 5:3, “I as absent in body and present in spirit.” YOUR ORDER, AND THE STEDFASTNESS. — The word “order” is used in 1 Corinthians 14:40; the word “stedfastness...
(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 CONCILIATORY AND HORTATORY TRANSITION TO POLEMICS Colossians 2:4 (R.V.) NOTHING needs more delicacy of hand and gentleness of heart than the administration of warning or reproof, especiall...
γὰρ is difficult. Meyer thinks that the fact of his spiritual presence is mentioned, in contrast to his bodily absence, as a reason why they should not let themselves be deceived. Ellicott (after Chry...
PAUL URGES HIS READERS NOT TO BE BEGUILED BY PLAUSIBLE WORDS, BUT TO HOLD CHRIST FAST AS THE PRINCIPLE OF MORAL CONDUCT. THEY MUST LET NO ONE TAKE THEM CAPTIVE BY DECEITFUL PHILOSOPHY AND HUMAN TRADIT...
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...
(4) And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. (5) For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastnes...
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...
5._For though I am absent in body. _Lest any one should object that the admonition was unseasonable, as coming from a place so remote, he says, that his affection towards them made him be _present wit...
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 THOUGH I BE ABSENT IN THE FLESH,.... Or body, as the Ethiopic version reads it, and as it is expressed in 1 Corinthians 5:3; here the apostle anticipates an objection which might be made, how he c...
For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. Ver. 5. _Your order, and the stedfastness_] Faith...
_And this, I say_ Concerning the perfection of Christ and his gospel, and the treasures of wisdom and knowledge contained therein; _lest any man should beguile you_ (see the margin) _with enticing wor...
FOR THOUGH I BE ABSENT IN THE FLESH, YET AM I WITH YOU IN THE SPIRIT, JOYING AND BEHOLDING YOUR ORDER AND THE STEADFASTNESS OF YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST. The apostle had told the Colossians that he was ass...
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...
FOR THOUGH. AM ABSENT IN THE FLESH, YET AM. WITH YOU IN THE SPIRIT, JOYING AND BEHOLDING YOUR ORDER, AND THE STEDFASTNESS OF YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST. 'THOUGH. AM ABSENT IN THE FLESH' -'absent in body'...
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...
FOR THOUGH I BE ABSENT IN IN THE FLESH, YET AM I WITH YOU IN THE SPIRIT: to prevent any surmise that his distance at Rome might take him off from minding of them at Colosse, he shows that the great af...
Tertullian On Fasting If we also, in our diverse provinces, (but) present mutually in spirit,[96]...
Colossians 2:5 For G1063 though G1499 absent G548 (G5748) flesh G4561 yet G235 am G1510 (G5748) with...
‘I say this so that no one may (or ‘let no one') delude you with persuasive speech, for though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, full of joy and beholding your order and the s...
Colossians 2:5. ABSENT IN THE FLESH, etc. External bodily presence is contrasted with spiritual presence; WITH YOU IN THE SPIRIT. ‘Spirit' is here used in the psychological sense = the human spirit, i...
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...
THOUGH (ε κα). Not κα ε (even if).YET (αλλα). Common use of αλλα in the apodosis (conclusion) of a conditional or concessive sentence.YOUR ORDER (την ταξιν). The military line (from τασσω), unb...
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...
YET I AM WITH YOU IN SPIRIT. Through the interest he had in them, and the things Epaphras had told him (Colossians 1:7). YOU STAND TOGETHER. God's act in Christ to save men formed the basis for the fa...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 2:4 The Dangerous Teaching at Colossae. Paul delivers a series of warnings about the teaching that threatens the Colossian church. In doing so, he also provides important...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 2:5 GOOD ORDER... FIRMNESS. The Colossians should be like troops ready for battle. ⇐...
_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 11:34; 1 Corinthians 14:40; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Corinthians 16:13;...
Order [τ α ξ ι ν]. Or orderly array. A military metaphor, quite possibly suggested by Paul's intercourse with the soldiers in his confinement. See on Philippians 1:13. Steadfastness [σ τ ε ρ ε ω μ α]....
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...