Colossians 2:1
for I-am-will-ing you to-have-beheld [the] such contention/struggle/agony I-am-having over/for-the-sake of{you} and of{the} in to{Laodicea} and as-many-as have_not_seen the face of{me} in to{flesh},
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
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Cross References
Acts 20:25and now, behold, I have-beheld that not-still you-will-see the face of{me}, all you in to{whom} I-come-through proclaiming the kingdom of{the God},
Galatians 4:19offspring-lings of{me}, whom[plural] again I-am-travailing/anguishing[e.g. childbirth] up-to of{whom[singular]} Anointed may-be-formed in to{you}.
Colossians 1:24Now I-am-joying in to{the suffer-effects} over/for-the-sake of{you} and I-am-filling-full-anew-in-place-of the deficient/lack-effects of{the pressures/constrictions/oppressions} of{the Anointed} in to{the flesh} of{me} over/for-the-sake of{the body} of{same}, which is-being the out-calling,
Colossians 2:5for if also I-am-being-off/away to{the flesh}; contrariwise, to{the Spirit} I-am-being together-with to{you}, joying and viewing the set-sis[i.e. set state]/order/arrangement of{you} and the firm/solid-effect/solidification/stability of{the faith} of{you} into Anointed.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 2:1
I. The apostle expresses concern for the Colossians, ver. 1-3 . II. He repeats it again, ver. 5 . III. He cautions them against false teachers among the Jews ( ver. 4 , 6 , 7 ), and against the Gentile philosophy, ver. 8-12 . IV. He represents the privileges of Christians, ver. 13-15 . And, V. Concludes with a caution against the judaizing teachers, and those who would introduce the worship of angels, ver. 16-23 . Read the whole commentary →