Colossians 2:7
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2:7rooted14 and built up in him and firm15 in your16 faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
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- 14 Or “having been rooted.”
- 15 The three participles rooted, built up, and firm belong together and reflect three different metaphors. The first participle “rooted” (perfect tense) indicates a settled condition on the part of the Colossian believers and refers to horticulture. The second participle “built up” (present passive) comes from the world of architecture. The third participle “firm [established]” (present passive) comes from the law courts. With these three metaphors (as well as the following comment on thankfulness) Paul explains what he means when he commands them to continue to live their lives in Christ. The use of the passive probably reflects God’s activity among them. It was he who had rooted them, had been building them up, and had established them in the faith (cf. 1 Cor 3:5–15 for the use of mixed metaphors).
- 16 The Greek text has the article τῇ (tē), not the possessive pronoun ὑμῶν (humōn), but the article often functions as a possessive pronoun and was translated as such here ( ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
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rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
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being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
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firmly rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thankfulness.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
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