Colossians 2:5
For though I am absent from you in body, I am with you in spirit, happy to note your discipline and the solid front of your faith in Christ.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
4And this I say, lest any one should mislead you with enticing words.
6As then you have received Jesus Christ, your Lord, in him live your lives;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 5:3For I, although absent in body, yet present in spirit, have already passed sentence, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, on him who has done this thing.
1 Corinthians 14:40Let everything be done decently and in order.
1 Corinthians 16:13Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be manly, 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 →