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Colossians 2:7 — Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have…
“Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”
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The verses around Colossians 2:7.
5For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Verse explanation
Paul uses images from building and farming, rooted, built up, to describe a stable faith, correctly taught and full of gratitude.
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Colossians 2:7 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Arraigados e sobreedificados n'elle, e confirmados na fé, assim como fostes ensinados, abundando em acção de graças.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
com raízes firmes e edificados nele, e confirmados na fé, como fostes ensinados, abundando nela com gratidão.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
fundamentados en él y por él. Que su fe en él siguiera fortaleciéndose, siguiendo lo que han aprendido, llenos de gratitud con Dios.
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