Colossians 2:4 BSB — MannaFest

Colossians 2:4

I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

BSB

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ASV

This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

KJV

And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

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Commentary

3 voices

Clement of Alexandria

The Stromata Book 1 (215)

I hear also those words of his, "And these things I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words, or one should enter in to spoil you." And again, "Beware 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;" branding not all philosophy, but the Epicurean, which Paul mentions in the Acts of the Apostles, which abolishes providence and deifies pleasure, and whatever other philosophy honours the elements, but places not over them the efficient cause, nor apprehends the Creator. ...

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And--"Now." Compare with "lest any man," &c. 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, 23).

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τοῦτο	touto	This	G3778 →
λέγω,	legō	I say	G3004 →
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
μηδεὶς	mēdeis	no one	G3367 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
παραλογίζηται	paralogizētai	may delude	G3884 →
ἐν	en	by	G1722 →
πιθανολογίᾳ·	pithanologia	persuasive speech;	G4086 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
  but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
- 2 Peter 2:1
  Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on…
- 1 Timothy 4:1
  Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- Proverbs 14:15
  The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
- 2 John 1:7
  For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Through
Matthew 24:4
Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
leads to
- 1 John 4:1
  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Ephesians 4:14
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:9
  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…
- Romans 16:17–18
  Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

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