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Colossians Chapter 2

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Colossians

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The chapter describes the false teaching of the Judaizers who claim that Christ is only a teacher and that the law is unnecessary. It stresses that Christ is the image of the invisible God and the true God, not a mere teacher.

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(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;
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Colossians 1:24Colossians 1:29Colossians 4:12Genesis 30:8Genesis 32:24Genesis 32:25Genesis 32:26Genesis 32:27Genesis 32:28Genesis 32:29Genesis 32:30Hosea 12:3

(2) That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
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Colossians 4:8Isaiah 40:1Romans 15:13II Corinthians 1:4II Corinthians 1:5II Corinthians 1:6I Thessalonians 3:2I Thessalonians 5:14II Thessalonians 2:16II Thessalonians 2:17Colossians 3:14Psalms 133:1

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Luke 6:32Hebrews 10:22Hosea 3:1Mark 12:33I John 2:15I John 4:16

(3) In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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Colossians 1:9Colossians 1:19Colossians 3:16Romans 11:33I Corinthians 1:24I Corinthians 1:30I Corinthians 2:6I Corinthians 2:7I Corinthians 2:8Ephesians 1:8Ephesians 3:10II Timothy 3:15

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Ecclesiastes 1:16Ecclesiastes 7:12I Kings 4:30

(4) And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
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Colossians 2:8Colossians 2:18Matthew 24:4Matthew 24:24Mark 13:22Acts 20:30Romans 16:18Romans 16:19II Corinthians 11:3II Corinthians 11:11II Corinthians 11:12II Corinthians 11:13

(5) For though I be 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.
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Colossians 2:1I Corinthians 5:3I Corinthians 5:4I Thessalonians 2:17II Chronicles 29:35I Corinthians 11:34I Corinthians 14:40Ruth 1:18Psalms 78:8Psalms 78:37Acts 2:42I Corinthians 15:58

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Jeremiah 4:30I Corinthians 7:30I Corinthians 13:2II Corinthians 7:8James 2:14Romans 1:17

(6) As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
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Matthew 10:40John 1:12John 1:13John 13:20I Corinthians 1:30Hebrews 3:14I John 5:11I John 5:12I John 5:20II John 1:8II John 1:9Jude 1:3

(7) Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
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Colossians 1:23Psalms 1:3Psalms 92:13Isaiah 61:3Jeremiah 17:8Ezekiel 17:23Ezekiel 17:24Romans 11:17Romans 11:18Ephesians 2:21Ephesians 2:22Ephesians 3:17

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Romans 1:17I Kings 12:25II Chronicles 20:8Revelation 10:6James 2:18

(8) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
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Deuteronomy 6:12Matthew 7:15Matthew 10:17Matthew 16:6Philippians 3:2II Peter 3:17Colossians 2:18Song of Solomon 2:15Jeremiah 29:8Romans 16:17Ephesians 5:6Hebrews 13:9

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John 15:19Proverbs 30:9Philippians 3:2John 1:10John 3:17John 17:14

(9) For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
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Colossians 2:2Colossians 2:3Colossians 1:19Isaiah 7:14Matthew 1:23John 10:30John 10:38John 14:9John 14:10John 14:20John 17:21II Corinthians 5:19

(10) And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
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Colossians 3:11John 1:16I Corinthians 1:30I Corinthians 1:31Galatians 3:26Galatians 3:27Galatians 3:28Galatians 3:29Hebrews 5:9Colossians 1:16Colossians 1:17Colossians 1:18

(11) In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
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Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 30:6Jeremiah 4:4Romans 2:29Philippians 3:3Mark 14:58Acts 7:48Acts 17:24II Corinthians 5:1Ephesians 2:11Hebrews 9:11Hebrews 9:24

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Romans 2:25Romans 4:10Romans 4:12I Corinthians 15:44Acts 7:8Romans 4:11

(12) Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
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Romans 6:4Romans 6:5Romans 6:3I Corinthians 12:13Galatians 3:27Ephesians 4:5Titus 3:5Titus 3:6Hebrews 6:2I Peter 3:21Colossians 3:1Colossians 3:2

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I Kings 13:31Genesis 49:31Romans 6:4Romans 1:17James 2:18

(13) And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
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Ezekiel 37:1Ezekiel 37:2Ezekiel 37:3Ezekiel 37:4Ezekiel 37:5Ezekiel 37:6Ezekiel 37:7Ezekiel 37:8Ezekiel 37:9Ezekiel 37:10Luke 9:60Luke 15:24

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Luke 7:47Ephesians 2:1

(14) Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
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Numbers 5:23Nehemiah 4:5Psalms 51:1Psalms 51:9Isaiah 43:25Isaiah 44:22Acts 3:19Colossians 2:20Esther 3:12Esther 8:8Daniel 5:7Daniel 5:8

(15) And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
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Genesis 3:15Psalms 68:18Isaiah 49:24Isaiah 49:25Isaiah 53:12Matthew 12:29Luke 10:18Luke 11:22John 12:31John 16:11Ephesians 4:8Hebrews 2:14

(16) Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
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Romans 14:3Romans 14:10Romans 14:13I Corinthians 10:28I Corinthians 10:29I Corinthians 10:30I Corinthians 10:31Galatians 2:12Galatians 2:13James 4:11Leviticus 11:2Leviticus 11:3

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II Kings 16:15Nehemiah 13:19

(17) Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
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John 1:17Hebrews 8:5Hebrews 9:9Hebrews 10:1Matthew 11:28Matthew 11:29Hebrews 4:1Hebrews 4:2Hebrews 4:3Hebrews 4:4Hebrews 4:5Hebrews 4:6

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I Corinthians 15:44Luke 11:34I Corinthians 12:12

(18) Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
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Colossians 2:4Colossians 2:8Genesis 3:13Numbers 25:18Matthew 24:24Romans 16:18II Corinthians 11:3Ephesians 5:6II Peter 2:14I John 2:26I John 4:1I John 4:2

(19) And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
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Colossians 2:6Colossians 2:7Colossians 2:8Colossians 2:9Colossians 1:18Galatians 1:6Galatians 1:7Galatians 1:8Galatians 1:9Galatians 5:2Galatians 5:3Galatians 5:4

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II Kings 24:2I Corinthians 15:44Ephesians 4:16Luke 11:34I Corinthians 12:12

(20) Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
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Colossians 3:3Romans 6:2Romans 6:3Romans 6:4Romans 6:5Romans 6:6Romans 6:7Romans 6:8Romans 6:9Romans 6:10Romans 6:11Romans 7:4

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John 15:19John 1:10John 3:17John 17:14I John 2:15I John 4:5

(21) (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
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Genesis 3:3Isaiah 52:11II Corinthians 6:17I Timothy 4:3

(22) Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
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Mark 7:18Mark 7:19John 6:27I Corinthians 6:13Isaiah 29:13Isaiah 29:18Daniel 11:37Matthew 15:3Matthew 15:4Matthew 15:5Matthew 15:6Matthew 15:7

(23) 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.
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Genesis 3:5Genesis 3:6Matthew 23:27Matthew 23:28II Corinthians 11:13II Corinthians 11:14II Corinthians 11:15I Timothy 4:3I Timothy 4:8Colossians 2:8Colossians 2:18Colossians 2:22

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I Corinthians 15:44Daniel 2:6I Samuel 2:30Proverbs 15:33Luke 11:34I Corinthians 12:12

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