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Colossians 2 — Sermon Preparation
Paul warns against being captured by hollow philosophy and the Colossian heresy, affirming that all the fullness of deity dwells bodily in Christ. Below is a research summary for Colossians 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 28
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Colossians 2 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| σάρξ | sárx | G4561 | 6 | carnal, flesh |
| σῶμα | sōma | G4983 | 4 | bodily, body, slave |
| στοιχεῖον | stoicheîon | G4747 | 2 | element, principle, rudiment |
| ταπεινοφροσύνη | tapeinophrosýnē | G5012 | 2 | humbleness of mind, humility |
| κόσμος | kósmos | G2889 | 3 | adorning, world |
| πίστις | pístis | G4102 | 3 | assurance, belief, believe, faith |
| παράπτωμα | paráptōma | G3900 | 2 | fall, fault, offence, sin |
How preachers through history handled this text
28 public-domain excerpts on Colossians 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“It looked like humility to apply to angels, as if men were conscious of their unworthiness to speak directly to God. But it is not warrantable; it is taking that honour which is due to Christ only, and giving it to a creature. There really was pride in this seeming humility. Those who worship angels, disclaim Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and man. It is an insult to Christ, who is the Head of the church, to use any intercessors but him. When men let go their hold of Christ, they catch at what will stand them in no stead. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Colossians 2:18–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Laodicea— Col 2:1
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