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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/colossians/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/colossians/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/colossians/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/colossians/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/colossians/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/colossians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/colossians/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/colossians/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/colossians/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/colossians/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/colossians/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/colossians/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/colossians/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge [regarding the word and purposes of God].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/colossians/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/colossians/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/colossians/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/colossians/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but all wisdom and knowledge are hidden away in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/colossians/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/colossians/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God has hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge in Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/colossians/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He is the key that opens all the hidden treasures of God's wisdom and knowledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/colossians/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In him are stored all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/colossians/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/colossians/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/colossians/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/colossians/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/colossians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are stored up, hidden from view.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/colossians/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/colossians/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />in whom are all the treasures of the wisdom and the knowledge hid,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/colossians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/colossians/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in whom are all the treasures of the wisdom and the knowledge hid,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/colossians/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/colossians/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/colossians/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For in him are hidden all treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/colossians/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/colossians/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/colossians/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/colossians/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Him in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/colossians/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />in whom are stored up all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/colossians/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/colossians/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/colossians/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />in whom are reserv'd all the treasures of wd om and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/colossians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are stored up, hidden from view.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/colossians/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />in Whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/colossians/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/colossians/2-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7q-K-qsfihQ?start=303" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/colossians/2.htm">Absent in Body, Present in Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hō (RelPro-DMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">whom</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/614.htm" title="614: apokryphoi (Adj-NMP) -- Hidden away, secret, stored up. From apokrupto; secret; by implication, treasured.">hidden</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2344.htm" title="2344: thēsauroi (N-NMP) -- A store-house for precious things; hence: a treasure, a store. From tithemi; a deposit, i.e. Wealth.">treasures</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4678.htm" title="4678: sophias (N-GFS) -- Wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence. From sophos; wisdom.">of wisdom</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1108.htm" title="1108: gnōseōs (N-GFS) -- Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. From ginosko; knowing, i.e. knowledge.">knowledge.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-3.htm">Proverbs 2:3-6</a></span><br />if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, / if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, / then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a></span><br />but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-17.htm">Ephesians 1:17-18</a></span><br />that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him. / I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Isaiah 11:2</a></span><br />The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-6.htm">1 Corinthians 2:6-7</a></span><br />Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. / No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Isaiah 45:3</a></span><br />I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-30.htm">1 Corinthians 1:30</a></span><br />It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-8.htm">Ephesians 3:8-10</a></span><br />Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, / and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. / His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-20.htm">Daniel 2:20-22</a></span><br />and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. / He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. / He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Matthew 13:44-46</a></span><br />The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field. / Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. / When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/28-12.htm">Job 28:12-28</a></span><br />But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? / No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. / The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-3.htm">2 Peter 1:3</a></span><br />His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2"> In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.</p><p class="hdg">In whom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">Colossians 1:9,19</a></b></br> For this cause we also, since the day we heard <i>it</i>, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></b></br> Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></b></br> O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable <i>are</i> his judgments, and his ways past finding out!</p><p class="hdg">hid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Colossians 3:3</a></b></br> For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-21.htm">Job 28:21</a></b></br> Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Proverbs 2:4</a></b></br> If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as <i>for</i> hid treasures;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/colossians/1-26.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/colossians/1-26.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/colossians/1-26.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/colossians/1-5.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/luke/12-21.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/matthew/13-52.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/philippians/3-15.htm">View</a> <a href="/colossians/1-28.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-8.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-22.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-26.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">View</a> <a href="/colossians/2-23.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Colossians 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/2-1.htm">Paul still exhorts them to be constant in Christ;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">to beware of philosophy, and vain traditions;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/2-18.htm">worshipping of angels;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/2-20.htm">and legal ceremonies, which are ended in Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/colossians/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/colossians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/colossians/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In whom</b><br />This phrase refers to Christ, as established in the preceding verses. The Greek word used here is "ἐν ᾧ" (en hō), which emphasizes the location or sphere in which something exists. In the context of Colossians, Paul is asserting that Christ is the divine repository of all spiritual wealth. Historically, this counters the Gnostic belief that spiritual knowledge was hidden and accessible only to a select few. Instead, Paul affirms that all believers have access to this wisdom through Christ.<p><b>are hidden</b><br />The Greek word "ἀπόκρυφοι" (apokryphoi) is used here, meaning concealed or kept secret. This term is significant because it suggests that the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are not immediately apparent to the worldly or the unspiritual. In a historical context, this challenges the mystery religions and secretive philosophies of the time, which claimed exclusive access to divine mysteries. Paul is emphasizing that these treasures are hidden in Christ, not in esoteric teachings.<p><b>all the treasures</b><br />The word "πάντες" (pantes) for "all" signifies completeness and totality. "Treasures" translates from the Greek "θησαυροί" (thēsauroi), indicating a storehouse or repository of wealth. This phrase underscores the richness and abundance of what is available in Christ. In a scriptural context, it echoes the Old Testament wisdom literature, where wisdom is often portrayed as a treasure to be sought after (e.g., <a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Proverbs 2:4</a>).<p><b>of wisdom</b><br />The Greek word "σοφίας" (sophias) refers to wisdom, which in biblical terms is not merely intellectual knowledge but a practical, moral, and spiritual understanding that aligns with God's will. Historically, wisdom was highly valued in Jewish culture, as seen in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament. Paul is asserting that true wisdom, which leads to godly living, is found in Christ.<p><b>and knowledge</b><br />The term "γνώσεως" (gnōseōs) is used for knowledge, which in this context refers to a deep, intimate understanding of divine truths. This is not just factual information but a relational knowledge that comes from being in Christ. In the historical context of Colossae, where false teachers promoted a special knowledge (gnosis) as necessary for salvation, Paul counters by affirming that all necessary knowledge is found in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter to the Colossians, Paul is writing to the church in Colossae to address false teachings and to affirm the supremacy of Christ.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/colossae.htm">Colossae</a></b><br>An ancient city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) where the church to whom Paul is writing is located. It was a small city but significant enough to receive this epistle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, in whom all wisdom and knowledge are hidden. Paul emphasizes Christ's divine nature and sufficiency.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_source_of_true_wisdom.htm">Christ as the Source of True Wisdom</a></b><br>In a world filled with competing philosophies and ideas, believers are reminded that true wisdom and knowledge are found in Christ alone. This calls for a focus on deepening our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hidden_treasures_of_wisdom.htm">The Hidden Treasures of Wisdom</a></b><br>The term "hidden" suggests that wisdom and knowledge in Christ are not immediately apparent to the world. Believers are encouraged to seek and uncover these treasures through prayer, study, and meditation on God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_false_teachings.htm">Guarding Against False Teachings</a></b><br>Paul’s emphasis on Christ as the repository of wisdom and knowledge serves as a warning against false teachings that may appear wise but are devoid of truth. Christians are called to discernment and to measure all teachings against the truth of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in revealing the wisdom and knowledge found in Christ. Believers should rely on the Spirit for understanding and guidance in their spiritual journey.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/colossians/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">In whom are hid all the treasures.</span>--The order of the original is curious: "in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, as hidden treasures." The word "hidden" (<span class= "ital">apocryphi</span>) is an almost technical word for secret teaching given only to the initiated; used originally as a term of honour (as the participle of the kindred verb is used in <a href="/context/1_corinthians/2-7.htm" title="But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world to our glory:">1Corinthians 2:7-8</a>, "the wisdom of God in mystery, even the hidden wisdom . . . which none of the princes of this world knew"), afterwards, from the character of these "apocryphal" books, coming to signify spurious and heretical. St. Paul evidently takes up here a word, used by the pretenders to a special and abstruse knowledge, and applies it to the "heavenly things" which He alone knows "who is in heaven" (<a href="/context/john/3-12.htm" title="If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?">John 3:12-13</a>). From our full comprehension they are hidden; if ever we know them, it will not be till "we know even as we are known." But the previous words show that we can have full practical apprehension of them by our knowledge of Christ, who knows them--a knowledge begun in faith, and perfected chiefly in love.<p><span class= "bld">Wisdom and knowledge.</span>--Comp. <a href="/romans/11-33.htm" title="O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!">Romans 11:33</a> and <a href="/1_corinthians/12-8.htm" title="For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;">1Corinthians 12:8</a> ("the word of wisdom" . . . "the word of knowledge"). On the true sense of "wisdom" and its relation to other less perfect gifts, as "prudence," "intelligence," "knowledge," see Note on <a href="/ephesians/1-8.htm" title="Wherein he has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;">Ephesians 1:8</a>. "Knowledge" is clearly the development of wisdom in spiritual perception, as "intelligence" in testing and harmonising such perception, and "prudence" in making them, so tested, the guide of life. The word "knowledge" (<span class= "ital">gnosis</span>) was the word which, certainly afterwards, probably even then, was the watchword of "Gnosticism"--the unbridled and fantastic spirit of metaphysical and religious speculation then beginning to infest all Christian thought. It can hardly be accidental that St. Paul here, as elsewhere, subordinates it to the higher gift of wisdom. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/colossians/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word"> In whom</span> (or, <span class="accented">which</span>) <span class="cmt_word">are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden(ly)</span> (<a href="/ephesians/1-8.htm">Ephesians 1:8, 9</a>; <a href="/ephesians/3-8.htm">Ephesians 3:8</a>; <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/1-5.htm">1 Corinthians 1:5, 6, 30</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/2-7.htm">1 Corinthians 2:7</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/4-3.htm">2 Corinthians 4:3</a>). Bengel, Meyer, Alford, and others make the relative pronoun neuter, referring to "mystery;" but "Christ," the nearer antecedent, is preferable (vers. 9, 10; <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16, 17, 19</a>). <span class="accented">In</span> <span class="accented">him</span> the apostle finds what false teachers sought elsewhere, a satisfaction for the intellect as well as for the heart - <span class="accented">treasures of wisdom and knowledge</span> to enrich the understanding, and unsearchable mysteries to exercise the speculative reason. "Hidden" is, therefore, a secondary predicate: in whom are these treasures, - as hidden treasures" (Ellicott, Lightfoot). (For a similar emphasis of position, compare "made complete," ver. 10, and "seated," <a href="/colossians/3-1.htm">Colossians 3:1</a>.) Meyer and Alford, with the Vulgate, make "hidden" an attributive: "in whom are hidden treasures." Chrysostom and leading versions make it primary predicate: "in whom are hidden," etc., against the order of the words. This word also belongs to the dialect of the mystic theosophists (see note, <a href="/colossians/1-27.htm">Colossians 1:27</a>: comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/2-6.htm">1 Corinthians 2:6-16</a>; <a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Isaiah 45:3</a>; <a href="/proverbs/2-1.htm">Proverbs 2:1-11</a>). (On "wisdom," see note, <a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">Colossians 1:9</a>.) <span class="accented">Knowledge</span> (<span class="greek">γνῶσις</span>, not <span class="greek">ἐπίγνωσις</span>, ver. 2; <a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">Colossians 1:9</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-10.htm">Colossians 3:10</a>; for this phrase is more comprehensive) is the more objective and purely intellectual side of wisdom (comp. <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/colossians/2-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whom</span><br /><span class="grk">ᾧ</span> <span class="translit">(hō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">are</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσιν</span> <span class="translit">(eisin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hidden</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπόκρυφοι</span> <span class="translit">(apokryphoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_614.htm">Strong's 614: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden away, secret, stored up. From apokrupto; secret; by implication, treasured.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντες</span> <span class="translit">(pantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">treasures</span><br /><span class="grk">θησαυροὶ</span> <span class="translit">(thēsauroi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2344.htm">Strong's 2344: </a> </span><span class="str2">A store-house for precious things; hence: a treasure, a store. From tithemi; a deposit, i.e. Wealth.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wisdom</span><br /><span class="grk">σοφίας</span> <span class="translit">(sophias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4678.htm">Strong's 4678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence. From sophos; wisdom.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">knowledge.</span><br /><span class="grk">γνώσεως</span> <span class="translit">(gnōseōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1108.htm">Strong's 1108: </a> </span><span class="str2">Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. 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