Colossians 2:5
3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
6 Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
7 rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
- ASV
- For though I am 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.
- DARBY
- For if indeed in the flesh I am absent, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
- BLB
- For even if I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you⁺ in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your⁺ order and the firmness of your⁺ faith in Christ.
- ÅB
- For om jeg enn er fraværende i kjødet, så er jeg dog hos dere i ånden, idet jeg med glede ser deres gode orden og den faste grunn i deres tro på Kristus.
- OTB
- For selv om jeg er fraværende i kroppen, er jeg med dere i ånden, og gleder meg over å se deres ordnede livsførsel og fastheten i deres tro på Kristus.
- B1930
- For om jeg enn er fraværende i kjødet, så er jeg dog hos eder i ånden, idet jeg med glede ser eders gode orden og den faste grunn i eders tro på Kristus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 5:3–4
Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:17
Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
Read in context1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
Read in context2 Peter 3:17–18
Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
Read in context1 Peter 5:9
Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
Read in context1 Corinthians 14:40
But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
Read in contextHebrews 3:14
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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