Colossians 2:5
For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.
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In Context
4I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.
6As, then, you took Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on in him,
Cross References
Numbers 7:11And the Lord said to Moses, Let every chief on his day give his offering to make the altar holy.
2 Chronicles 29:35And there was a great amount of burned offerings, with the fat of the peace-offerings and the drink offerings for every burned offering. So the work of the Lord's house was put in order.
Psalms 78:37And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.
1 Corinthians 5:3For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing;
1 Corinthians 14:40Let all things be done in the right and ordered way.
1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 2:5-13
The Glory of the Christian Economy. ( a. d. 62.) 4 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. 5 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. 6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and… Read the whole commentary →