King James Version
What Does Colossians 2:6 Mean?
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:”
Context
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And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
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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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As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
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Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
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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. rudiments: or, elements make a prey: or, seduce you, or, lead you astray
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) **As ye have therefore received.**—Comp. the more emphatic language of Colossians 1:5-7; Colossians 1:23. As in the case of the Corinthians and Galatians (2Corinthians 11:4 and Galatians 1:6), he entreats them not to be turned aside to “another Jesus,” or “another gospel, which is not another.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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