Colossians 2:6–7
Walk in him, rooted and established in the faith
Study it word by word6So as you received the Messiah Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
7rooted and being built up in him and being strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
In its context
4I say this so that no one may deceive you with persuasive speech.
5For even if I am absent in the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the firmness of your faith in the Messiah.
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8Watch out that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of human beings, according to the elements of the world and not according to the Messiah;
9because in him all the fullness of deity dwells bodily,
Its words in the original
- παρελάβετεparelabete· take, receive
Receive, take along; take a wife into one's home.
- ΧριστὸνChriston· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- ἸησοῦνIēsoun· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- κύριονkyrion· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- περιπατεῖτεperipateite· walk
Walk; also live in a certain way.
- ἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoi· be rooted
Be rooted, put down firm roots.
- ἐποικοδομούμενοιepoikodomoumenoi· build on
Build on, build upon what is already laid.
- βεβαιούμενοιbebaioumenoi· confirm
Confirm, make firm.
- πίστειpistei· faith
Faith: firm trust in God; also faithfulness.
- ἐδιδάχθητεedidachthēte· teach
Teach.
- περισσεύοντεςperisseuontes· be left over, abound
Be left over, abound; exceed.
- εὐχαριστίᾳeucharistiai· thanksgiving, gratitude
Thanksgiving, giving thanks; gratitude.