Focused Passage

Colossians 2:1-5

Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion

Paul moves from his pastoral struggle for the churches, to the command to continue rooted in Christ, to the declaration that all fullness is in Christ, to the warning against deceptive captivity, and finally to the exposure of legalistic, mystical, and ascetic substitutes as shadows without true spiritual power.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

4I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

5For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Revelation 3:14BSB references Colossians 1:29Classic cross-references Philippians 1:30Classic cross-references Colossians 4:12Classic cross-references Galatians 4:19Classic cross-references

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI wantΘέλωG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralto knowεἰδέναιG1492Verb - Perfect Infinitive Activehow muchἡλίκονG2245Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvἀγῶναG73Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularI am strugglingἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction[for] thoseτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralatἐνG1722PrepositionLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳG2993Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionfor all whoὅσοιG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvοὐχG3756Adverbhave not metἑόρακανG3708Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralmeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularface to faceπρόσωπόνG4383Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .σαρκίG4561Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Romans 11:33Classic cross-references Ephesians 1:17Classic cross-references Colossians 2:9Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:16Classic cross-references Philippians 3:8Classic cross-references

Original words

thatἵναG2443Conjunctionthey may be encouragedπαρακληθῶσινG3870Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Pluralin heartκαρδίαιG2588Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralknit togetherσυμβιβασθέντεςG4822Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionloveἀγάπῃG26Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionfilled withεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvπᾶνG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular[the] full richesπλοῦτοςG4149Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof completeπληροφορίαςG4136Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularunderstandingσυνέσεωςG4907Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularso thatεἰςG1519Prepositionthey may knowἐπίγνωσινG1922Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularmysteryμυστηρίουG3466Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[namely] ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

Literally the mystery of God: Christ

Verse 3

Cross-references

Matthew 13:44Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 4:7Classic cross-references Colossians 1:27Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:24Classic cross-references Isaiah 9:6Classic cross-references

Original words

inἐνG1722PrepositionwhomᾧG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralhiddenἀπόκρυφοιG614Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraltreasuresθησαυροὶG2344Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof wisdomσοφίαςG4678Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionknowledgeγνώσεωςG1108Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 11:3Classic cross-references Romans 16:18Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:14Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 2:4Classic cross-references 1 John 4:1Classic cross-references

Original words

I sayλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthisΤοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionno oneμηδεὶςG3367Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwill deceiveπαραλογίζηταιG3884Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralbyἐνG1722Prepositionsmooth rhetoricπιθανολογίᾳG4086Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 15:58Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:40Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 5:3Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 2:17Classic cross-references 2 Kings 5:26Classic cross-references

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionalthoughκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἰG1487ConjunctionI am absent from youἄπειμιG548Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularinτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularbodyσαρκὶG4561Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-ἀλλὰG235ConjunctionI am presentεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularwithσὺνG4862PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularin spiritπνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter Singular[and] I delightχαίρωνG5463Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionto seeβλέπωνG991Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularorderly conditionτάξινG5010Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularfirmστερέωμαG4733Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfaithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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