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Verse Colossians 2:4. _LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BEGUILE YOU_] The word
παραλογιζηται means to deceive by sophistry or subtle
reasoning, in which all the _conclusions_ appear to be fairly drawn
from the _p...
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AND THIS I SAY - Respecting the character and sufficiency of the truth
revealed in Christ.
LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BEGUILE YOU - Deceive you, lead you away from the
truth.
WITH ENTICING WORDS - Artful w...
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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
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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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My struggle is that their hearts may be encouraged, that they may be
united together in love, that they may come to all the wealth of the
assured ability to take the right decision in any situation, t...
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LEST, &c.. in order that (Greek. _hina)_ no one (Greek. _medeis)._
BEGUILE. deceive. Greek. _paralogizomai._ Here and James 1:22.
WITH. App-104.
ENTICING WORDS. Greek. _pilhanelogia._ Only here....
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_And this I say, lest_&c. He states the precise practical occasion of
such a general statement of truth. It is, the danger now surrounding
the Colossians, and of which Paul, though absent, is keenly a...
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24–2:5. _St Paul’s appeal based on_ (Colossians 1:24-29) _his own
joy in enduring suffering in order to make known the secret of
Christ’s presence in their heart, and_ (Colossians 2:1-5) _his
personal...
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ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ ΛΈΓΩ. The exact phrase here only, but with δέ [1
Corinthians 1:12]; Galatians 3:17, and οὗν Ephesians 4:17 (cf....
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ΊΝΑ (G2443) чтобы, затем чтобы. Союз может
выражать цель: "Я сказал это, чтобы..."
или, что так же возможно, иметь
повелительное значение: "Пусть
никто..." (МТ, 102).
ΠΑΡΑΛΟΓΊΖΗΤΑΙ _praes. conj. med....
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AND THIS I SAY,— Namely, "That all the treasures of wisdom are in
Christ,—that you may not be imposed upon by the plausible
argumentations of human philosophy." See Colossians 2:8. St. Paul
comes here...
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And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
AND, [ de (G1161)] - 'Now.' Compare with "lest any man," etc.,
Colossians 2:8; Colossians 2:16;...
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The Secret of Christ
23 The scope of reconciliation is not confined to mankind: it is as
broad as creation. Its proclamation was made to every creature under
heaven. It is God's loving purpose to...
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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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(1-7) In these verses St. Paul declares his deep anxiety for the
Colossians and Laodiceans and others who had not seen his face, that
they might seek, not the false, but the true knowledge, finding “t...
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BEGUILE YOU. — “To beguile” here is _to reason into error;_ and
“enticing words” are words of _persuasion_ rather than of reason
or revelation. Both words are used by St. Paul only in this passage.
It...
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CHAPTER 2
CONCILIATORY AND HORTATORY TRANSITION TO POLEMICS
Colossians 2:4 (R.V.)
NOTHING needs more delicacy of hand and gentleness of heart than the
administration of warning or reproof, especiall...
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PAUL URGES HIS READERS NOT TO BE BEGUILED BY PLAUSIBLE WORDS, BUT TO
HOLD CHRIST FAST AS THE PRINCIPLE OF MORAL CONDUCT. THEY MUST LET NO
ONE TAKE THEM CAPTIVE BY DECEITFUL PHILOSOPHY AND HUMAN TRADIT...
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τοῦτο λέγω. Haupt thinks the reference is only to Colossians
2:3, but this verse looks back as far as 2 b, and Colossians 2:5 to
Colossians 2:1. Generally the reference of τοῦτο is thought to
be...
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ESTABLISHED IN THEIR FAITH
Colossians 2:1
If you know Christ, you can lay your hand on the treasures of wisdom
and knowledge. They are matters of daily experience. The Apostle's aim
in this chapter i...
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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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Man is searching for knowledge and wisdom through a multitude of
means. He will not find them until he comes to Jesus wherein those
things are revealed. Paul was especially concerned that the Colossia...
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(3) And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with (e) enticing
words.
(3) A passing over to the treatise following, against the corruptions
of Christianity.
(e) With a planned type of talk ma...
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That no man may deceive you. [1] He means those false teachers and
vain philosophers, who deceived them by a sophistical way of
reasoning, advancing in this manner their fabulous inventions; it is
lik...
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(4) And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing
words. (5) For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in
the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastnes...
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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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4._This I say, that no man may deceive you. _As the contrivances of
men have (as we shall afterwards see) an appearance of wisdom, the
minds of the pious ought to be preoccupied with this persuasion —...
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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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AND THIS I SAY,.... That he had such a conflict for them, and had told
them of his care and fear on their account, and had signified his
great desire that they might arrive to a more large and certain...
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And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
Ver. 4. _With enticing words_] With probable and persuasible
speeches, πιθανολογια. It is not safe for simple men to
hear heretics...
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_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 wor...
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WITH ENTICING WORDS; false persuasion; words of mere human wisdom,
such as are more fully explained afterwards in verses Colossians
2:16-23....
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AND THIS I SAY LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BEGUILE YOU WITH ENTICING WORDS....
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A WARNING AGAINST ERROR.
The danger of being beguiled:...
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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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THIS. SAY, THAT NO ONE MAY DELUDE YOU WITH PERSUASIVENESS OF SPEECH.
'THIS. SAY' -'What. mean is this' (Bruce p. 92). The reason that Paul
has emphasized that all spiritual truth is found in Jesus C...
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1-7 The soul prospers when we have clear knowledge of the truth as it
is in Jesus. When we not only believe with the heart, but are ready,
when called, to make confession with the mouth. Knowledge an...
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AND THIS I SAY; here he suggests the ground of his insisting upon the
excellent treasures of the saving knowledge of Christ, and the ample
description of him. LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BEGUILE YOU; to this...
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Athenagoras A Plea for the Christians
and who declare both their power in union and their distinction in
order, called atheists? Nor is our teaching in what relates to the
divine nature confined to t...
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Colossians 2:4 Now G1161 this G5124 say G3004 (G5719) lest G3363
anyone G5100 deceive G3884 (G5741) you...
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‘I say this so that no one may (or ‘let no one') delude you with
persuasive speech, for though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with
you in the spirit, full of joy and beholding your order and the
s...
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1. _Warning Against being Led Away through the Philosophy of the False
Teachers_.
This section, which is most directly in opposition to the errors at
Colossae, is introduced by a paragraph, expressing...
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Colossians 2:4. AND THIS I SAY; referring to Colossians 2:1-3; the
remainder of this verse answering to Colossians 2:2-3, and Colo
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THIS I SAY
(τουτο λεγω). Paul explains why he has made this great claim
for Christ at this point in his discussion.MAY DELUDE
(παραλογιζητα). Present middle subjunctive of
παραλογιζομα, old verb,...
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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 u...
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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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DO NOT LET ANYONE FOOL YOU. If they had "true understanding"
(Colossians 2:2) this would not be possible. Knowledge is a strong
defense against false teachers....
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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 2:1. WHAT GREAT CONFLICT—R.V. “how greatly I strive.”
It is a repetition of the thought of the previous verse expressed in
terms of the arena. FOR THEM AT...
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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 be
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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 Corinthians 2:4; 1 John 2:18; 1 John 2:26; 1 John 4:1; 1 Peter 2:1;...
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Beguile [π α ρ α λ ο γ ι ζ η τ α ι]. Only here and James
1:22. See note. Rev., delude. So Ignatius, speaking of the duty of
obedience to the bishop, says : "He that fails in this, does not
deceive the...
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THE HIGHER CHRISTIAN LIFE
Colossians 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we enter the second chapter of Colossians, we wish to especially
note the first verse, under the theme: "The Preacher's Longings after...
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Note here, How exceedingly desirous the apostle was, that the
Colossians might continue sound in the Christian faith, and be
preserved out of the hands of false teachers, who by false arguments,
and e...