E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:10
complete . See Colossians 1:9 . Which = Who. principality. App-172 . power . App-172 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:11
also . Should follow "circumcised". are = were. made without hands . See 2 Corinthians 5:1 . putting off Greek. apekdusis. Only here. of the sins . Omit. by. App-104 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:12
Buried with . See Romans 6:4 . baptism . App-115 . His baptism unto death. wherein = in ( App-104 .) Whom. also , &c. = ye were raised ( App-178 .) also, and ep. Colossians 3:1 and Ephesians 2:6 , operation . App-172 . hath . Omit. raised . App-178 . from , &c. App-139 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:13
being. i.e. at that time. sins , App-128 . quickened together = made alive together. See Ephesians 2:6 . Him. Texts add, "even you". forgiven = graciously forgiven. App-184 . trespasses. Some as "sins", above. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:14
Blotting out = Having blotted out. See Acts 3:19 . handwriting . Greek. cheirographon. Only here. ordinances . See Acts 16:4 , against. App-104 . contrary. Greek hupenantios. Only here and Hebrews 10:27 . out of. App-104 . way = midst. nailing = having nailed. Greek. proseloo. Only here. His . Read "the". read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:15
spoiled = put off . Greek. apekduomai. Only here and Colossians 3:9 . made a shew of . Greek. deigmatizo. Only here. The verb paradeigmatizo, to expose to public infamy, occurs: Matthew 1:19 and Hebrews 6:6 . openly. See Mark 8:32 . triumphing over . Compare 2 Corinthians 2:14 . it. i.e. - the cross. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:16
no . App-106 . man . App-123 . judge . App-122 . meat , &c. = eating and drinking. respect . Litearal, part, i.e. taking part. holy day = feast. See Leviticus 23:0 . new moon . See 1 Chronicles 23:31 . sabbath days = sabbaths. See Leviticus 23:3 , Leviticus 23:7 , Leviticus 23:8 , Leviticus 23:21 , Leviticus 23:24 , Leviticus 23:27-32 , Leviticus 23:35 , Leviticus 23:36 , Leviticus 23:38 , Leviticus 23:39 . John 20:1 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:18
no man . Greek. m edeis. beguile you of your reward = defraud you of your prize. Greek. katabrabeua. Only here. in, &c. Lit, willing ( App-102 ) in ( App-104 ), i.e. being a devotee to. humility. See Acts 20:19 . worshipping. See Acts 26:5 (religion). intruding into = investigating. Greek embateuo. Only here. not. Most texts omit. seen. App-133 . puffed up . See 1 Corinthians 4:6 . by . App-104 . his fleshly mind = the mind of his flesh, i.e. the old Adam nature. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:8
Take heed lest there be anyone that makes spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the traditions of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.Through his philosophy and vain deceit ... It appears that the translators have softened Paul's words in this verse by the insertion of the pronoun "his," thus avoiding a blanket condemnation of philosophy and limiting the warning to the particular philosophy advocated at Colossae. Interlinear Greek Testaments have the... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:9
For = Because. dwelleth , See Colossians 1:19 . fulness . See Colossians 1:19 . Godhead. App-98 . bodily . Greek somatikos. Only here. The adjective in Luke 3:22 . 1 Timothy 4:8 . read more