Colossians 2:5

for 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.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

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

4Moreover, I-am-saying the-same in-which-place no-one would-be-word-izing/reckoning/accounting-aside[translit. paralogism]/deluding you in to{persuasive-word-ia},

6So, as you-take-aside the Anointed Jesus, the Lord, be-walking-around in to{same},

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 5:3for I, on-one-hand, as being-off/away to{the body}, on-the-other-hand being-beside to{the spirit}, already have-judged as being-beside the work-ize[ing]-self-down/according-to the-same the-same-ly,

1 Corinthians 14:40moreover, all well-decorum-ly and according-to set-sis[i.e. set state]/order/arrangement: be-becoming.

1 Corinthians 16:13Be-being-awake. Be-standing in to{the faith}. Be-being-man-ized. Be-being-mighty/prevailing.

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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