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COLOSSIANS 2:23 tapeinofrosu,nh| @kai,# {C}
A minority of the Committee preferred the reading without kai, on the
basis of strong and early external evidence, and the likelihood that
copyists would i...
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Verse Colossians 2:23. _WHICH THINGS HAVE INDEED A SHOW OF WISDOM_]
All these prescriptions and rites have indeed the appearance of
wisdom, and are recommended by plausible reasons; but they form a
wo...
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WHICH THINGS - Which scrupulous observance of the numerous precepts
enjoining rites and ceremonies, the observance of days, and the
distinctions between meats and drinks.
HAVE INDEED A SHOW OF WISDOM...
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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)
Colo...
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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...
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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...
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WHICH. Which order of. have is having.
SHEW. reputation. App-121.
WILL WORSHIP. Greek. _ethelothreskeia,_ i.e. self-imposed worship.
Only here.
NEGLECTING. not sparing. Greek. _apheidia._ Only here...
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_which_things] More precisely, if the word may be tolerated,
WHICH-LIKE THINGS; the prohibitions given above, Colossians 2:21, and
all others which depend on the same principle.
_have indeed_ More pr...
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20–3:4. _Transition to the detailed practical directions of the
Epistle_ (Colossians 3:5 to Colossians 4:6). St Paul, first negatively
(Colossians 2:20-23), and secondly positively (c. Colossians 3:1-...
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ΈΧΟΝΤΑ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь. Part,
используется с ΈΣΤΙΝ и образует
перифр. _praes. ind._ (RWP), указывающий на
мудрость его предписаний (Abbott).
ΈΘΕΛΟΘΡΗΣΚΊΣΙ (G1479) _dat. sing._...
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A SHEW OF WISDOM, IN WILL-_WORSHIP,_— "In performing some acts of
voluntary and uncommanded zeal under the guise and affectation of
uncommon devotion, in the worshipping of angels, and in austerities...
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23. WHICH THINGS HAVE INDEED A SHOW OF WISDOM IN WILL-WORSHIP, AND
HUMILITY, AND SEVERITY TO THE BODY; _BUT ARE_ NOT OF ANY VALUE AGAINST
THE INDULGENCE OF THE FLESH.
_Translation and Paraphrase_
23...
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Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and
humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the
satisfying of the flesh.
(ALL) WHICH THINGS, [ hatina (G3748 )] HAVE ...
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Doctrinal Correction
15 Not only is the believer exempt from the authority of the apostles
of the Circumcision, but, in spirit, he is beyond the reach of all
human jurisdiction. Even before His r...
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2:23 appearance (k-5) _ Logos_ . there was something to allege, to say
for it. flesh. (l-29) The clause in parentheses is to show that the
harsh usage of the body, and all the teaching of the seducer,...
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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...
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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...
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(20-23) In this and the succeeding section, St. Paul, starting from
the idea of union with the Head, draws out the practical consequences
of partaking of the death of Christ and the resurrection of Ch...
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CHAPTER 2
TWO FINAL TESTS OF THE FALSE TEACHING
Colossians 2:20 (R.V.)
The polemical part of the Epistle is now coming to an end. We pass in
the next chapter, after a transitional paragraph, to simp...
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SINCE THE LAW HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND THE ANGELS DESPOILED, RITUAL OR
ASCETIC ORDINANCES HAVE NO LONGER ANY MEANING FOR THOSE WHO IN CHRIST
POSSESS THE SUBSTANCE, OF WHICH THESE ARE BUT THE SHADOW. THE...
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AVOIDING ERRORS
Colossians 2:13
The reiteration of the prepositions in and with emphasizes our close
identification with our Savior. Such we are in the purpose of God, and
so we should be in daily e...
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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...
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Once one had died to sin and worldly pursuits in baptism (verse 12),
there was no reason for him to live as if he were still controlled by
worldly thinking. Worldly traditions and the law of Moses do...
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(24) Which things have indeed a shew of (f) wisdom in (g) will
worship, and humility, and (h) neglecting of the body; not in any
honour to the (i) satisfying of the flesh.
(24) The taking away of an...
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_Which things have indeed, (as such masters teach you) a shew of
wisdom, in their nice superstitious ways, joined by some of them with
extraordinary abstinences, and severities practised on the body i...
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(16) Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in
respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days:
(17) Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ....
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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...
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23._Which have indeed a show. _Here we have the anticipation of an
objection, in which, while he concedes to his adversaries what they
allege, he at the same time reckons it wholly worthless. For it i...
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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...
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WHICH THINGS HAVE INDEED A SHEW OF WISDOM,.... The authors of them set
up for men of wisdom, and were esteemed such, and are often styled
חכמים, "wise men"; and their scholars that received their
trad...
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Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and
humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the
satisfying of the flesh.
Ver. 23. _And neglecting of the body_] Gr. αφειδ...
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_Wherefore_ The inference begun Col 2:16 is continued. A new inference
follows Colossians 3:1. _If ye be dead with Christ_ As by receiving
the ordinance of baptism ye profess to be; _from the rudiment...
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A SHOW OF WISDOM; an empty show without the reality. He then names
three things in which this vain show is made.
WILL - WORSHIP; of man's invention, not required of God.
HUMILITY; a vain show of it....
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Warning against a false righteousness of works:...
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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...
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Christian Liberty - 2:16-23
16SO LET NO ONE JUDGE YOU IN FOOD OR IN DRINK, OR REGARDING A FESTIVAL
OR A NEW MOON OR SABBATHS,
Do not let others judge you, as you should not judge others. (Matthew
7:...
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NEGLECTING:
Or, punishing, or not sparing...
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WHICH THINGS HAVE INDEED. SHOW OF WISDOM IN WILL-WORSHIP, AND
HUMILITY, AND SEVERITY TO THE BODY; BUT ARE NOT OF ANY VALUE AGAINST
THE INDULGENCE OF THE FLESH.
'WHICH THINGS' -'Regulations of this k...
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18-23 It looked like humility to apply to angels, as if men were
conscious of their unworthiness to speak directly to God. But it is
not warrantable; it is taking that honour which is due to Christ o...
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WHICH THINGS HAVE INDEED A SHOW OF WISDOM: by way of concession the
apostle here grants that the precepts and doctrines of men about
religious abstinences had a SHOW OF WISDOM; and it was but a mere
s...
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Tertullian Of Patience
, finally, by the patience of the flesh, does battle under
persecution. If flight press hard, the flesh wars with[148]...
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Colossians 2:23 things G3748 indeed G3303 have G2192 (G5723)
appearance G2076 (G5748) G3056 wisdom G4678 in G1722 religion G1479
G2532 humility G5012 and G2532 neglect G857 body G4983 no G3756 G1722
G...
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‘If you died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as
though living in the world, do you subject yourself to ordinances,
“handle not, nor taste, nor touch”, (all which things are to
perish...
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2. _Two Special Warnings Enforced._
This brief section is both an application of the obligations resulting
from the truths stated in Colossians 2:9-15, and a warning against
certain specific errors wh...
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WHICH THINGS
(ατινα). "Which very things," these ascetic regulations.HAVE
INDEED A SHOW OF WISDOM
(εστιν λογον μεν εχοντα σοφιας). Periphrastic
present indicative with εστιν in the singular, but...
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NOT IN ANY
Or, "which do not really honour God, but only satisfy the flesh" (that
is, by creating a reputation for superior sanctity)....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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BUT THEY HAVE NO REAL VALUE. The ritual and austerity of these false
rules seems wise. But these things are no help at all in controlling
the problem of sin. In fact, the ritual and the austerity make...
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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...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Colossians 2:20. DEAD … FROM THE RUDIMENTS OF THE WORLD.—Such as
are given in Colossians 2:21. SUBJECT TO ORDINANCES.—Why do you
consent to receive these “burdens gri...
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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 begins to...
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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...
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1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Timothy 4:8; 2 Corinthians 11:13; Colossians 2:18;
Colossians 2:22; Colossians 2:8; Ephesians 5:29; Genesis 3:5; Genesis
3:6;...
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Not sparing the body — Denying it many gratifications, and putting
it to many inconveniences. Yet they are not of any real value before
God, nor do they, upon the whole, mortify, but satisfy, the fles...