Colossians 2:7
Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
6As, then, you took Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on in him,
Cross References
Psalms 92:13\92:12\The good man will be like a tall tree in his strength; his growth will be as the wide-stretching trees of Lebanon.
Jeremiah 17:8For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.
Matthew 7:24Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;
John 15:4Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me.
Romans 16:25Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,
1 Corinthians 15:58For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
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 →