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The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-5

A warning against deceivers. "This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech." It is necessary to say this which he has just said concerning the great "mystery of God," because there is danger of deception. I. THE METHODS OF DECEPTION . 1 . One method is to reason men into error, as the word here signifies. Gnosticism was essentially rationalistic in its method, gossamer like in its webs of speculation, and full of intellectual pride. The subtle... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-7

Blessed Christian possibilities. These words of apostolic desire open to us three blessed Christian possibilities—a possibility to the Church, a possibility to the individual, and a possibility to the inner life of each. I. THE FORMIDABLE STRENGTH POSSIBLE TO A CHRISTIAN CHURCH . The apostle declares that it gave him joy to behold the condition of the Colossian Church; indeed, the words he uses describe his looking again and again because el the joy it gave him. What gave... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-7

Congratulations and counsels. We have seen that the heresy that was threatening the Colossian Church was twofold in its character. Its propagators "had a false conception in theology and they had a false basis of morals." These two errors were closely connected together, and seem to have sprung from the prevalent idea that matter was the abode of evil and therefore opposed to God. It was the plausibility of these false doctrines that made the apostle so anxious. But he had the firmest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:5

For if indeed I am absent in the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you ( 1 Thessalonians 2:17 ; 1 Corinthians 5:3 , 1 Corinthians 5:4 ). The connection of this verse with the last is not obvious. Ellicott, following Chrysostom, makes St. Paul's spiritual presence the reason for his being able to give the Colossians this warning; Meyer, his bodily absence the reason for their needing it. It is better, with Lightfoot, to see here a general explanatory reference to the previous context,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:5

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 there, and saw all the danger which exists that your beautiful order and harmony should be disturbed by the influence of false philosophy; see the notes at 1 Corinthians 5:3. The word “spirit,” here, does not refer to the Holy Spirit, or to any inspiration by which the apostle was enabled to see them;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 2:4-5

Colossians 2:4-5. 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 words Of human philosophy, and science falsely so called, and should draw you off from a proper attachment to the truth as it is in Jesus. For though I be absent from you in body, yet I am with you in the spirit The apostle not only seems to mean that his heart was much... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 2:1-5

Paul’s service for Christ (1:24-2:5)Some of the Colossians, confused by the clever arguments of the false teachers, might be tempted to accept their teaching. They might think that this teaching is more advanced, and therefore nearer the truth, than what they heard from Epaphras. Paul emphasizes that the gospel he and Epaphras preach is the only gospel. It has the authority of Christ, and its genuineness is proved in the experiences of those who preach it. Paul illustrates all this from his own... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:5

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 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:5

For though I am 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.In the spirit ... By not capitalizing spirit, the translators indicate that the "Holy Spirit" is not referred to here. Again, this verse is the language of a man who knows the people whom he is addressing. I am absent in the flesh ... Is it necessary to write this to people one does not even know?Order ... stedfastness ... Here are two more of the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Colossians 2:5

Colossians 2:5. 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 Corinthians 5:3. 2 Kings 5:26. The word ταξιν, rendered order, is a military term, and signifies that beautiful order and disposition, in which an army appears when arrayed for battle. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 2:4-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 2:1-5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Colossians 2:5

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