2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God,1 both of the Father and of Christ,
3 ain whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 Now this I say alest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.
5 For athough I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing1 to see byour good order and the csteadfastness of your faith in Christ.
6 aAs you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
7 arooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding1 in it with thanksgiving.
8 Beware lest anyone1 cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to athe tradition of men, according to the bbasic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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What Does Colossians 2:4 Mean?
Colossians 2:4-6
To paraphrase, Paul is saying, "You had better go back to what you first did, when you first learned the truth. Continue walking in that way, and don't deviate from that path."
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty)
Related Topics: Deviation from Truth
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| Hold Fast to the Truth
| The Way
| Walking with God
| Wandering Out of the Way
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