Colossians 2:2
Colossians · New Testament · Chapter 2
“That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;”Colossians 2:2
What Does Colossians 2:2 Mean?
Colossians 2:2 is found in the book of Colossians, chapter 2, verse 2 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Community, Unity, Reconciliation, Trinity, and Love.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Colossians 2:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 11:33“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!”Ephesians 1:17“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:”Colossians 2:9“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”Ephesians 4:16“From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.”Philippians 3:8“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”1 Corinthians 13:9“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.”Colossians 1:27“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:”1 Timothy 3:16“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”Philippians 2:1“If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,”Colossians 3:14“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”Colossians 4:8“Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;”1 John 5:20“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”1 Samuel 18:1“And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”Romans 16:25“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,”Titus 1:1“Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;”Isaiah 11:2“And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;”Ephesians 1:4“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:”Ephesians 1:7“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”Ephesians 6:22“Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.”Colossians 4:3“Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:”
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