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Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. <a href="/esv/colossians/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. <a href="/bsb/colossians/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. <a href="/blb/colossians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thanksgiving. <a href="/kjv/colossians/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. <a href="/nkjv/colossians/2.htm">New King James Version</a> rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. <a href="/nasb_/colossians/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. <a href="/nasb/colossians/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. <a href="/nasb77/colossians/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. <a href="/lsb/colossians/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> having been firmly rooted and being built up in Him, and having been established in your faith—just as you were instructed—and abounding with thanksgiving. <a href="/amp/colossians/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> having been deeply rooted [in Him] and now being continually built up in Him and [becoming increasingly more] established in your faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing in it with gratitude. <a href="/csb/colossians/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude. <a href="/hcsb/colossians/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, overflowing with gratitude. <a href="/asv/colossians/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. <a href="/cev/colossians/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Plant your roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life. Be strong in your faith, just as you were taught. And be grateful. <a href="/erv/colossians/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> rooted and builded up in him, and stablished in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. <a href="/gwt/colossians/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Sink your roots in him and build on him. Be strengthened by the faith that you were taught, and overflow with thanksgiving. <a href="/gnt/colossians/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Keep your roots deep in him, build your lives on him, and become stronger in your faith, as you were taught. And be filled with thanksgiving. <a href="/isv/colossians/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> For you have been rooted in him and are being built up and strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, while you continue to be thankful. <a href="/msb/colossians/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. <a href="/net/colossians/2.htm">NET Bible</a> rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. <a href="/nheb/colossians/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. <a href="/wbt/colossians/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. <a href="/wey/colossians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> having the roots of your being firmly planted in Him, and continually building yourselves up in Him, and always being increasingly confirmed in the faith as you were taught it, and abounding in it with thanksgiving. <a href="/web/colossians/2.htm">World English Bible</a> rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/colossians/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> being rooted and built up in Him, and confirmed in the faith, as you were taught—abounding in it in thanksgiving. <a href="/blb/colossians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thanksgiving. <a href="/ylt/colossians/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> being rooted and built up in him, and confirmed in the faith, as ye were taught -- abounding in it in thanksgiving. <a href="/slt/colossians/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Being rooted and built up in him, and rendered firm in the faith, as ye were taught, abounding in it with gratitude.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/colossians/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Rooted and built up in him, and confirmed in the faith, as also you have learned, abounding in him in thanksgiving. <a href="/cpdv/colossians/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Be rooted and continually built up in Christ. And be confirmed in the faith, just as you have also learned it, increasing in him with acts of thanksgiving. <a href="/nabre/colossians/2.htm">New American Bible</a> rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. <a href="/nrsvce/colossians/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/colossians/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith as you have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/colossians/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Strengthening your roots while you are being built up in him, and you are being established in that faith which you have learned, in which may you abound with thanksgiving.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/colossians/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> rooted, and built up in him, and strengthened in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.<CM> <a href="/godbey/colossians/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> having been rooted and grounded in him, and confirmed in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in thanksgiving. <a href="/haweis/colossians/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> rooted and built up on him, and confirmed in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. <a href="/mace/colossians/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> being firmly attach'd to, and founded upon him: establishing yourselves in the faith you have been taught, and being thankful for the improvement you make therein. <a href="/wey/colossians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> having the roots of your being firmly planted in Him, and continually building yourselves up in Him, and always being increasingly confirmed in the faith as you were taught it, and abounding in it with thanksgiving. <a href="/worrell/colossians/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith as ye were taught, abounding with thanksgiving. <a href="/worsley/colossians/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> rooted and built up in Him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught it, abounding therein with thanksgiving. <a href="/parallel/colossians/2-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7q-K-qsfihQ?start=332" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/colossians/2.htm">Alive in Christ</a> 6Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, 7<a href="/greek/4492.htm" title="4492: errizōmenoi (V-RPM/P-NMP) -- To cause to take root; met: I plant, fix firmly, establish. From rhiza; to root.">rooted</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2026.htm" title="2026: epoikodomoumenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To build upon (above) a foundation. From epi and oikodomeo; to build upon, i.e. to rear up.">built up</a> <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/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/950.htm" title="950: bebaioumenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To confirm, ratify, secure, establish; pass: I guarantee. From bebaios; to stabilitate.">established in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- 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/4102.htm" title="4102: pistei (N-DFS) -- Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. ">faith</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as</a> <a href="/greek/1321.htm" title="1321: edidachthēte (V-AIP-2P) -- To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.">you were taught,</a> <a href="/greek/4052.htm" title="4052: perisseuontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- From perissos; to superabound, be in excess, be superfluous; also to cause to superabound or excel.">and overflowing</a> <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.">with</a> <a href="/greek/2169.htm" title="2169: eucharistia (N-DFS) -- Thankfulness, gratitude; giving of thanks, thanksgiving. From eucharistos; gratitude; actively, grateful language.">thankfulness.</a> 8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Ephesians 3:17</a> so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, <a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7-8</a> But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit. <a href="/john/15-4.htm">John 15:4-5</a> Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a> He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. <a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20-22</a> built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. / And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a> For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-18</a> Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Matthew 13:23</a> But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.” <a href="/philippians/1-11.htm">Philippians 1:11</a> filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2-3</a> Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, / now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. <a href="/2_peter/3-18.htm">2 Peter 3:18</a> But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. <a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Isaiah 61:3</a> to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">1 Corinthians 15:58</a> Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">Hebrews 13:9</a> Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div> Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.Rooted.<a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Colossians 1:23</a> If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a> And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.<a href="/psalms/92-13.htm">Psalm 92:13</a> Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.built.<a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24,25</a> Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: … <a href="/luke/6-48.htm">Luke 6:48</a> He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.<a href="/john/15-4.htm">John 15:4,5</a> Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me… stablished.<a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Colossians 1:23</a> If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;<a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Romans 16:25</a> Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,<a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">1 Corinthians 15:58</a> Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.with.<a href="/colossians/1-12.htm">Colossians 1:12,13</a> Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: … <a href="/colossians/3-17.htm">Colossians 3:17</a> And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.<a href="/ephesians/5-20.htm">Ephesians 5:20</a> Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/philippians/4-17.htm">Abounding</a> <a href="/colossians/1-3.htm">Always</a> <a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Assured</a> <a href="/philippians/3-9.htm">Based</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-12.htm">Built</a> <a href="/galatians/3-17.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/colossians/1-3.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Established</a> <a href="/colossians/2-5.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Firmly</a> <a href="/acts/24-3.htm">Gratitude</a> <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Increasingly</a> <a href="/philippians/4-12.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/philippians/4-17.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-44.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/colossians/1-12.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Rooted</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Roots</a> <a href="/psalms/148-6.htm">Stablished</a> <a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/philippians/4-1.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/philippians/4-9.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/colossians/1-28.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-30.htm">Thankfulness</a> <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Thanksgiving</a> <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/colossians/1-26.htm">Times</a> <a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Together</a> <a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_peter/1-8.htm">Abounding</a> <a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Always</a> <a href="/colossians/4-12.htm">Assured</a> <a href="/colossians/2-22.htm">Based</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-11.htm">Building</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-3.htm">Built</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-3.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-2.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Established</a> <a href="/colossians/2-12.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/colossians/2-19.htm">Firmly</a> <a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Gratitude</a> <a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Increasingly</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-1.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-14.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/james/1-21.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/colossians/3-15.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Rooted</a> <a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Roots</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Stablished</a> <a href="/colossians/2-19.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/colossians/2-22.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Thankfulness</a> <a href="/colossians/4-2.htm">Thanksgiving</a> <a href="/colossians/4-2.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/colossians/3-15.htm">Times</a> <a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Together</a> <a href="/colossians/2-20.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Colossians 2</div>1. <a href="/colossians/2-1.htm">Paul still exhorts them to be constant in Christ;</a> 8. <a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">to beware of philosophy, and vain traditions;</a> 18. <a href="/colossians/2-18.htm">worshipping of angels;</a> 20. <a href="/colossians/2-20.htm">and legal ceremonies, which are ended in Christ.</a> </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'; 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The imagery of being "rooted" suggests a deep, stable connection, much like a tree that draws nourishment from the soil. This concept is echoed in <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, where the righteous are likened to a tree planted by streams of water. The idea of being "built up" suggests growth and development, akin to constructing a building on a solid foundation. In <a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">1 Corinthians 3:11</a>, Paul states that no other foundation can be laid than that which is Jesus Christ. This dual imagery of agriculture and architecture underscores the necessity of both stability and growth in the Christian life, rooted in the teachings and person of Jesus.Established in the faith as you were taught This phrase highlights the importance of being grounded in the teachings of the faith. The term "established" implies a firm, unwavering commitment, suggesting that believers should be steadfast in their beliefs. This is reminiscent of <a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a>, where Paul warns against being tossed by waves and carried by every wind of doctrine. The phrase "as you were taught" points to the tradition of apostolic teaching, which was crucial in the early church. The Colossians were likely taught by Epaphras, a fellow servant of Paul (<a href="/colossians/1-7.htm">Colossians 1:7</a>). This teaching was rooted in the gospel message, which was consistent with the teachings of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone (<a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>).And overflowing with thankfulness This phrase calls for an attitude of gratitude, which is a recurring theme in Paul's letters. Thankfulness is not just an emotion but a response to the grace and blessings received through Christ. In <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:18</a>, Paul instructs believers to give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for them in Christ Jesus. The concept of "overflowing" suggests abundance and generosity, indicating that gratitude should be a natural outpouring of a life transformed by Christ. This thankfulness is a witness to others, reflecting the joy and peace that come from a relationship with God. It also serves as a safeguard against the false teachings and philosophies that Paul warns against earlier in <a href="/colossians/2.htm">Colossians 2</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Colossians, writing to encourage and instruct the believers in Colossae. 2. <a href="/topical/c/colossae.htm">Colossae</a> An ancient city in Asia Minor, where the church addressed in this letter was located. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_colossian_church.htm">The Colossian Church</a> The recipients of Paul's letter, a group of early Christians facing challenges from false teachings. 4. <a href="/topical/c/christ_jesus.htm">Christ Jesus</a> The central figure in whom believers are to be rooted and built up, as emphasized by Paul. 5. <a href="/topical/f/false_teachers.htm">False Teachers</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are the backdrop against which Paul writes, warning the Colossians to remain steadfast in their faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/rooted_in_christ.htm">Rooted in Christ</a> Just as a tree's roots provide stability and nourishment, our spiritual roots in Christ give us strength and sustenance. We must ensure our lives are deeply anchored in Him. <a href="/topical/b/built_up_in_faith.htm">Built Up in Faith</a> Spiritual growth is a continuous process. We are called to build upon the foundation of faith laid by the teachings of Christ and the apostles. <a href="/topical/e/established_in_the_faith.htm">Established in the Faith</a> Being established means being firm and unwavering. We should strive for a faith that is resilient against the challenges and false teachings of the world. <a href="/topical/o/overflowing_with_thankfulness.htm">Overflowing with Thankfulness</a> Gratitude is a natural response to understanding the depth of what Christ has done for us. Cultivating a heart of thankfulness can transform our perspective and interactions with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_colossians_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Colossians 2</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_neuroethics.htm">What does the Bible say about using foul language?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'my_hour'.htm">What does the Trinity mean in Christianity?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_way_international.htm">What is The Way International?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_an_organic_church.htm">What defines an organic church?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/colossians/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) Rooted and built up in him.--There is a significant change of tense in the original, having been rooted--i.e. (as in <a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm" title="That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,">Ephesians 3:17</a>), "rooted and grounded" in Him once for all, and being built up continually on that Foundation. (Comp. <a href="/context/1_corinthians/3-9.htm" title="For we are laborers together with God: you are God's husbandry, you are God's building.">1Corinthians 3:9-15</a>.) St. Paul bids them seek not only the first basis of their faith, but their continual growth, in Christ alone, by continual "strengthening in the faith" which rests in Him. We may remember that in the Gnostic teaching faith was held good for the beginner or the common herd, "knowledge" was the bright particular jewel of those who went on to perfection.Abounding (or, overflowing) therein with thanksgiving.--The metaphor is changed. The cup of faith, filled to the full, runs over in that thanksgiving which is the expression both of faith and love.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/colossians/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Rooted and builded up in him (<a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Colossians 1:23</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-5.htm">Colossians 2:5</a>; <a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20, 21</a>; <a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Ephesians 3:18</a>; <a href="/ephesians/4-16.htm">Ephesians 4:16</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9-12</a>; <a href="/jude/1-20.htm">Jude 1:20</a>; <a href="/luke/6-47.htm">Luke 6:47, 48</a>). "Rooted" is perfect participle, in, plying an abiding fact ("fast rooted"); while "builded up" (literally, upon or unto) is in the present tense of a continued process, the prefix ἐπὶ also implying growth and gain (<a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Colossians 1:6, 10</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-19.htm">Colossians 2:19</a>). Meyer and Ellicott view ἐν αὐτῷ as a mere complement of the latter participle: "being builded in him." This weakens the force of both prepositions (ἐπὶ and ἐν), and the emphasis of the repeated "in him." The ideas of planting and building are similarly combined in <a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a>; <a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Ephesians 3:18</a>; and rooted is a figure applied to buildings in ether Greek writers (Lightfoot). "Christ is the ground for the roots below, and the foundation for the building above" (Meyer). And stablished in (or, by) your faith, according as ye were taught (<a href="/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5-7, 23</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/1-6.htm">1 Corinthians 1:6-8</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:2</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:1</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:13-15</a>; <a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">1 Peter 5:9, 10</a>). 'Αν before πίστει ("faith") is struck out in the Revised Text, and is probably a correct gloss. The instrumental dative, preferred by Meyer and Lightfoot, does not accord so well with ver. 5 and <a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Colossians 1:23</a> (comp. <a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">Philippians 1:27</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/16-13.htm">1 Corinthians 16:13</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">1 Timothy 5:8</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/4-7.htm">2 Timothy 4:7</a>; <a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">1 Peter 5:9</a>). "Stablished" (βεβαιούμενοι, being kept firm) is present in tense, like "builded up" (ver. 6, see note): comp. <a href="/romans/4-16.htm">Romans 4:16</a>; <a href="/philippians/1-7.htm">Philippians 1:7</a>; <a href="/hebrews/3-6.htm">Hebrews 3:6</a>; <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19</a>; <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">Hebrews 13:9</a>; and distinguish from στηρίζω, to make stable, fix firmly. In "as ye were taught" the apostle reminds his readers again of their first lessons in the gospel (<a href="/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5-7</a>, see notes; <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-15.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:15</a>). Abounding in it, with thanksgiving; or, abounding in thanksgiving (<a href="/colossians/1-3.htm">Colossians 1:3, 12</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-15.htm">Colossians 3:15, 17</a>; <a href="/colossians/4-2.htm">Colossians 4:2</a>; <a href="/ephesians/5-4.htm">Ephesians 5:4, 20</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:18</a>; <a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a>). The Revisers relegate "in it (your faith)" to the margin, following the judgment of Tischendorf and Tregelles; while Westcott and Hort, Alford, Ellicott, Lightfoot, retain the words in the text. The reading "in him," found in the Vulgate and leading Western documents, throws doubt on these words; but it is difficult to see why they should have been inserted if not authentic, and they might easily be confused by a copyist with the foregoing "in him." The second ἐν, if ἐν αὐτῇ be retained, becomes ἐν οφ αξξομπανιμεντ, and may be rendered "with," as in <a href="/colossians/1-29.htm">Colossians 1:29</a>; <a href="/ephesians/6-2.htm">Ephesians 6:2</a>. (On "thanksgiving," see note, <a href="/colossians/1-12.htm">Colossians 1:12</a>.) <a href="/commentaries/colossians/2-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>rooted ἐρριζωμένοι (errizōmenoi) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4492.htm">Strong's 4492: </a> To cause to take root; met: I plant, fix firmly, establish. From rhiza; to root. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. built up ἐποικοδομούμενοι (epoikodomoumenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> To build upon (above) a foundation. From epi and oikodomeo; to build upon, i.e. to rear up. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. established in βεβαιούμενοι (bebaioumenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_950.htm">Strong's 950: </a> To confirm, ratify, secure, establish; pass: I guarantee. From bebaios; to stabilitate. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. faith πίστει (pistei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. you were taught, ἐδιδάχθητε (edidachthēte) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1321.htm">Strong's 1321: </a> To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach. [and] overflowing περισσεύοντες (perisseuontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4052.htm">Strong's 4052: </a> From perissos; to superabound, be in excess, be superfluous; also to cause to superabound or excel. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. thankfulness. εὐχαριστίᾳ (eucharistia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2169.htm">Strong's 2169: </a> Thankfulness, gratitude; giving of thanks, thanksgiving. 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