King James Version
Colossians 2:7 in the King James Version says “Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” — study this verse from Colossians chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”
Colossians 2:7 · 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.
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
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
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
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“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the faith”
G4102persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ
“abounding”
G4052to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“thanksgiving”
G2169gratitude; actively, grateful language (to god, as an act of worship)
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