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Colossians 2:5

For though in the flesh I am far from you, yet in the spirit I am with you; and I rejoice to behold your order, and the firmness of your faith in the Meshiha.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4But this I say, Let no man deceive you with the persuasion of words.

6As, then, you have received Jeshu Meshiha our Lord, (so) in him walk,

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 5:3But I, while distant from you in body, am near you in spirit, and now judge, as if near you, him who hath done this;

1 Corinthians 14:40but let every thing be done with decency and in order.

1 Corinthians 16:13WATCH, and stand in the faith; be manful and be strong.

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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