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Selected Verse: Colossians 2:4 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Col 2:4 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] this [5124] I say [3004], lest [3363] any man [5100] should beguile [3884] you [5209] with [1722] enticing words [4086]. |
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King James |
And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And--"Now." Compare with "lest any man," &c. Col 2:8, Col 2:16, Col 2:18. He refers to the blending of Judaism with Oriental philosophy, and the combination of this mixture with Christianity.
enticing words--plausible as wearing the guise of wisdom and humility (Col 2:18, Col 2:23). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And this I say - Respecting the character and sufficiency of the truth revealed in Christ.
Lest any man should beguile you - Deceive you, lead you away from the truth.
With enticing words - Artful words, smooth and plausible arguments; such as were employed by the Greek sophists and rhetoricians. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Beguile (παραλογίζηται)
Only here and Jam 1:22. See note. Rev., delude. So Ignatius, speaking of the duty of obedience to the bishop, says: "He that fails in this, does not deceive the visible bishop, but attempts to cheat (παραλογίζεται) the Invisible" (Epistle to Magnesians, 3). The word is found in the Septuagint, Jos 9:22; Sa1 19:17; Sa2 21:5.
Enticing words (πιθανολογίᾳ)
Rev., persuasiveness of speech. Only here in the New Testament. In classical Greek, of probable argument as opposed to demonstration. So Plato: "Reflect whether you are disposed to admit of probability (πιθανολογίᾳ) and figures of speech in matters of such importance" ("Theaetetus," 163). Compare Co1 2:4. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Lest any man should beguile you - The word παραλογιζηται means to deceive by sophistry or subtle reasoning, in which all the conclusions appear to be fairly drawn from the premises, but the premises are either assumed without evidence, or false in themselves; but this not being easily discovered, the unthinking or unwary are carried away by the conclusions which are drawn from these premises. And this result is clearly intimated by the term πιθανολογια, enticing words, plausible conclusions or deductions from this mode of reasoning. The apostle seems to allude to the Gentile philosophers, who were notorious for this kind of argumentation. Plato and Socrates are not free from it. |
23 Which things [3748] have [2192] indeed [3303] a shew [2076] [3056] of wisdom [4678] in [1722] will worship [1479], and [2532] humility [5012], and [2532] neglecting [857] of the body [4983]; not [3756] in [1722] any [5100] honour [5092] to [4314] the satisfying [4140] of the flesh [4561].
18 Let [2603] no man [3367] beguile [2603] you [5209] of your reward [2603] in [1722] a voluntary [2309] humility [5012] and [2532] worshipping [2356] of angels [32], intruding into [1687] those things which [3739] he hath [3708] not [3361] seen [3708], vainly [1500] puffed up [5448] by [5259] his [846] fleshly [4561] mind [3563],
18 Let [2603] no man [3367] beguile [2603] you [5209] of your reward [2603] in [1722] a voluntary [2309] humility [5012] and [2532] worshipping [2356] of angels [32], intruding into [1687] those things which [3739] he hath [3708] not [3361] seen [3708], vainly [1500] puffed up [5448] by [5259] his [846] fleshly [4561] mind [3563],
16 Let [2919] no [3361] man [5100] therefore [3767] judge [2919] you [5209] in [1722] meat [1035], or [2228] in [1722] drink [4213], or [2228] in [1722] respect [3313] of an holyday [1859], or [2228] of the new moon [3561], or [2228] of the sabbath [4521] days:
8 Beware [991] lest [3361] any man [5100] spoil [2071] [4812] you [5209] through [1223] philosophy [5385] and [2532] vain [2756] deceit [539], after [2596] the tradition [3862] of men [444], after [2596] the rudiments [4747] of the world [2889], and [2532] not [3756] after [2596] Christ [5547].
4 And [2532] my [3450] speech [3056] and [2532] my [3450] preaching [2782] was not [3756] with [1722] enticing [3981] words [3056] of man's [442] wisdom [4678], but [235] in [1722] demonstration [585] of the Spirit [4151] and [2532] of power [1411]:
5 And they answered [0559] the king [04428], The man [0376] that consumed [03615] us, and that devised [01819] against us that we should be destroyed [08045] from remaining [03320] in any of the coasts [01366] of Israel [03478],
17 And Saul [07586] said [0559] unto Michal [04324], Why hast thou deceived me so [07411], and sent away [07971] mine enemy [0341], that he is escaped [04422]? And Michal [04324] answered [0559] Saul [07586], He said [0559] unto me, Let me go [07971]; why should I kill [04191] thee?
22 And Joshua [03091] called [07121] for them, and he spake [01696] unto them, saying [0559], Wherefore have ye beguiled [07411] us, saying [0559], We are very [03966] far [07350] from you; when ye dwell [03427] among [07130] us?
22 But [1161] be ye [1096] doers [4163] of the word [3056], and [2532] not [3361] hearers [202] only [3440], deceiving [3884] your own selves [1438].