Colossians 2:2

Worsley

Colossians 2:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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;

Their

Being

All

Colossians 1:27

Of the full

1 John 3:19

Understanding

Of the father

General references

1 Corinthians 13:9

Bible References

Their

whom I have sent to you for this purpose also that he may know your affairs, and comfort your hearts;

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope through the power of the holy Spirit.

that we may be able to comfort those, that are in any trouble, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.

and sent Timothy our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you concerning your faith;

And admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be of a patient spirit towards all.

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts,

Being

And above all these put on love, which is the band of perfection.

That they all may be one, as Thou, O Father, art in me, and I in Thee; that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

And the heart and soul of the multitude that believed was one: no one called any of his possessions his own property, but they had all things common.

and there is neither Jew nor Greek, those is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

If therefore there be any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any participation of the Spirit,

No one hath ever seen God: but if we love one another, God dwelleth in us and his love is perfected in us.

All

to whom God would make known the rich glory of this mystery, among the gentiles; which is this, that Christ is in you the hope of glory:

Of the full

For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the holy Ghost, and in much certainty; as ye know what sort of persons we were among you for your sakes.

And we desire that every one of you would shew the same diligence to acquire the full assurance of hope even unto the end:

let us draw near with sincerity, in the full assurance of faith, having our hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Wherefore, my brethren, be the more diligent thus to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do these things ye shall never fall.

And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

Understanding

Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and know that thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

and this is life eternal, to know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.

Now to Him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, (conformable to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret in former times,

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit of God; that we might know the things that are graciously bestowed upon us by God:

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to the knowledge of Him,

and make all men to see the communication of the mystery, which from the ages past hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ;

Yea doubtless and I count all but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all, and I account them but dung, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him,

as his divine power hath given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who hath called us by that glory and virtue,

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: to Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Of the father

Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of the whole creation:

And upon this occasion Jesus opened his mouth and said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes:

At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh without intermission, and so do I.

I and the Father are one. Then the Jews again took up stones to stone Him.

Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long with you, and dost thou not know me? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen the Father: and how then dost thou say, Shew us the Father?

All that the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that He shall take of mine and shew it unto you.

That they all may be one, as Thou, O Father, art in me, and I in Thee; that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.

General references

For now we know but in part, and we prophesy but in part.