Colossians 2:19

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Colossians 2:19

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Summary

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.

Not

1 Timothy 2:4

All

Ephesians 4:15

By

Job 19:9

Psalm 139:15

Nourishment

John 15:4

Romans 11:17

Ephesians 5:29

Knit

Increaseth

2 Peter 3:18

General references

Bible References

Not

You have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord. Now walk (live) in union with him.

He is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning (commencement), the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence (first place).

I am amazed that you so quickly turned away from the One who called you by the grace of Christ. You turned to different good news.

Behold, I Paul say to you, that, if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

It is God's desire that all men have salvation and come to the full (precise) (accurate) (correct) knowledge (Greek: epignosis: recognition, discernment) of the truth.

All

By speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in all things to him. For he, Christ, is the head.

By

He stripped me of my honor. He took the crown off my head.

My frame was not hidden from you, when I was made in secret, and woven in the depths of the earth.

Nourishment

Remain with me, and I with you. The branch cannot bear fruit by itself. It must remain on the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain with me.

Some of the branches are broken off. You, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them. Therefore you partake of the root and fatness of the olive tree with them.

No man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ also does the congregation.

Knit

I do this that they may be filled with courage and be united (knit) together in love. I have the full assurance that only true understanding brings. In this way they will accurately know God's secret, which is Christ himself.

May they all be united (in agreement) as one. Just as you, Father, are with me, and I am with you. Help them be united with us! That way the world may believe that you sent me.

The congregation that believed was of one heart and mind. No one claimed his or her own possessions for everything was common property.

For we have many members in one body and all members do not have the same function.

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there are no divisions among you. You should be perfectly joined together (united) in the same mind and thought.

The cup of blessing we bless, is it not the sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread we break, is it not the sharing of the body of Christ?

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many and are one body, so also is Christ.

Diligently try to keep the unity (oneness) of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Let your manner of life be worthy of the good news about Christ. Whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your conduct, that you stand fast in one spirit (common purpose) (mental disposition) (vital principle), with one mind striving together for the faith of the good news.

make my joy full by being of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, and of one purpose.

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, brotherly, tenderhearted, and humble.

Increaseth

Walk worthily of God, fully pleasing him. Bear fruit in every good work, and increase in the knowledge (Greek: epignosis: full discernment, recognition) of God.

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God caused the growth.

The entire body is properly framed and fitted together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in due measure of each individual part. It makes the body increase by building itself in love.

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you.

Indeed, you do it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia: but we encourage you to increase more and more.

Our friends, we should thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the other abounds toward each other.

Grow in the unmerited favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

General references

Do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gold to be worshiped in addition to me.

But new wine must be put into fresh wine skins.

These many members are one body in Christ, and every one, individually, is a member one of the other.

And we are members of his body!