Colossians 2:4
And this I say, lest any man should delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
In Context
3in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
Cross References
Matthew 24:24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
Acts 20:30and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
1 Corinthians 2:4And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
2 Corinthians 11:11Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
Ephesians 4:14that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
Colossians 2:8Take heed lest there shall be anyone that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:
Matthew Henry on Colossians 2:2-4
Paul's Concern for the Colossians. ( a. d. 62.) 1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. We may observe here the great concern which Paul had for… Read the whole commentary →