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Colossians 2 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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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.

Alexander MacLaren 8 Spurgeon 7 Calvin 6 Matthew Henry 4 Chrysostom 2 John Wesley 1

“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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