Kólussubréfið 2:19

Heilögum Biblíunni

19 og halda sér ekki við hann, sem er höfuðið og styrkir allan líkamann og samantengir taugum og böndum, svo að hann þróast guðlegum þroska.

Bible Verse Review
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not: Colossians 2:6-9, Colossians 1:18, Galatians 1:6-9, Galatians 5:2-4, 1 Timothy 2:4-6

all: Ephesians 4:15, Ephesians 4:16

by: Job 19:9-12, Psalms 139:15, Psalms 139:16

nourishment: John 15:4-6, Romans 11:17, Ephesians 5:29

knit: Colossians 2:2, John 17:21, Acts 4:32, Romans 12:4, Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 1 Corinthians 10:16, 1 Corinthians 10:17, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Ephesians 4:3, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 2:2-5, 1 Peter 3:8

increaseth: Colossians 1:10, 1 Corinthians 3:6, Ephesians 4:16, 1 Thessalonians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 2 Peter 3:18

Reciprocal: Exodus 20:23 - General Exodus 26:3 - coupled together Exodus 26:26 - bars of shittim wood Exodus 38:20 - the pins Numbers 2:2 - about the Song of Solomon 4:4 - neck Song of Solomon 7:1 - the joints Song of Solomon 7:5 - head Luke 5:38 - General 1 Corinthians 6:15 - your 1 Corinthians 11:3 - the head of every 2 Corinthians 13:5 - Jesus Christ Galatians 3:16 - which Ephesians 1:22 - gave Ephesians 3:6 - the same Ephesians 5:30 - General 1 Timothy 4:6 - nourished Revelation 22:9 - See

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And not holding the head,.... Christ, as some copies express it; for by making use of angels as mediators and intercessors, Christ the only Mediator, the Lord and head of angels, and of the church, was dropped and laid aside; which is another reason the apostle gives, why such men, and their principles and practices, should be shunned and avoided by all those that had a regard for Christ the head:

from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God: by "all the body", or the whole body, is meant the church, the mystical body of Christ; which, like an human body, consists of various members, all in union with one another, and with Christ the head: and "by joints and bands" are intended, either the grace of Christian charity, or love, the bond of perfectness; which is that in Christ's mystical body, as joints and bands are in an human body; for by this the members of Christ are joined, united, and knit together, and make increase: or else the ordinances of the Gospel, by which the saints are kept together in order, and through which is spiritual "nourishment ministered", from Christ the head to them; who hates not his own flesh, the members of his body, but nourishes and cherishes them, with the wine of divine love, with the water of life, with himself the bread of life, with his flesh which is meat indeed, and with his blood which is drink indeed; with his own wholesome words, even the words of faith and sound doctrine: and it is from him, that the saints "are knit together": both to one another in him the cornerstone, and also to him, being made one body and one spirit with him; and so from and through him, this body "increaseth with the increase of God": that which God has appointed for his church, and which he gives; and which it will arrive unto, when all the elect are gathered in, and they are filled with all the gifts and graces of the Spirit, and these are brought to their proper pitch and full degree; all which is had from, and owing to Christ: for if Christ the head is not held, the body will have no nourishment, but soon become a skeleton; the members of it will soon loosen from one another and fall into pieces, and there will be no spiritual increase or edification: all which are so many reasons, why the saints should be upon their guard against these false teachers, and judaizing Christians, and which argument and exhortation the apostle further pursues in the following verses.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And not holding the Head - Not holding the true doctrine respecting the Great Head of the church, the Lord Jesus Christ; Notes, Ephesians 1:22. This is regarded here as essential to the maintenance of all the other doctrines of religion. He who has just views of the Redeemer will not be in much danger of erring respecting the other points of religious belief.

From which all the body ... - This passage is almost word for word the same as in Ephesians 4:15-16. See it explained in the notes there.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. And not holding the Head — Not acknowledging Jesus Christ as the only Saviour of mankind, and the only Head or chief of the Christian Church, on whom every member of it depends, and from whom each derives both light and life. For a farther explanation of these words Ephesians 4:16; Ephesians 4:16, where the figures and phraseology are the same.