Colossians 2:6

Since, therefore, you have received Jesus, the Christ, as your Lord, live your lives in union with him –

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As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

In Context

5It is true that I am not with you in person, but I am with you in spirit, and am glad to see the good order and the unbroken front resulting from your faith in Christ.

7rooted in him, building up your characters through union with him, growing stronger through your faith, as you were taught, overflowing with faith and thanksgiving.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:40“Anyone who welcomes you is welcoming me; and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his messenger.

John 13:20In truth I tell you, the one who receives anyone that I send receives me; and the person who receives me receives him who sent me.”

1 Corinthians 1:30But you, by your union with Christ Jesus, belong to God; and Christ, by God’s will, became not only our wisdom, but also our righteousness, holiness, and deliverance,

Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ. So it is no longer I that live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and, as for my present earthly life, I am living it by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Ephesians 5:1Therefore imitate God, as his dear children,

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 →

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