Colosas 1:23

Filipino Cebuano Bible

23 kon kamo magapadayon gayud sa pagtoo, dili matarug, malig-on, dili mobulag sa paglaum sa Maayong Balita nga inyong gipatalinghugan, nga gikawali ngadto sa tanang mga binuhat sa silong sa langit, ug nga niini ako, si Pablo, nahimong ministro.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ye continue: Psalms 92:13, Psalms 92:14, Psalms 125:5, Ezekiel 18:26, Hosea 6:3, Hosea 6:4, Zephaniah 1:6, Matthew 24:13, Luke 8:13-15, Luke 22:32, John 8:30-32, John 15:9, John 15:10, Acts 11:23, Acts 14:22, Romans 2:7, Galatians 4:11, Galatians 5:7, Galatians 6:9, 1 Thessalonians 3:5, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 10:38, 1 Peter 1:5, 2 Peter 2:18-22, 1 John 2:27, Revelation 2:10

grounded: Colossians 2:7, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:25, Luke 6:48, Ephesians 2:21, Ephesians 3:17, Ephesians 4:16

moved: John 15:6, Acts 20:24, 1 Corinthians 15:58, 1 Thessalonians 3:3

the hope: Colossians 1:5, Romans 5:5, Galatians 5:5, Ephesians 1:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, Titus 3:7, Hebrews 6:19, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 John 3:1-3

to: Colossians 1:6, Matthew 24:14, Mark 16:15, Romans 10:18

under: Deuteronomy 2:25, Deuteronomy 4:19, Lamentations 3:66, Acts 2:5, Acts 4:12

whereof: Colossians 1:25, Acts 1:17, Acts 1:25, Acts 26:16, Romans 15:16, 1 Corinthians 4:1-3, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Corinthians 4:1, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20, 2 Corinthians 6:1, 2 Corinthians 11:23, Ephesians 3:7, Ephesians 3:8, 1 Timothy 1:12, 1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11, 2 Timothy 1:12, 2 Timothy 4:5, 2 Timothy 4:6

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:12 - if thou wilt Psalms 19:6 - His going Proverbs 8:4 - General Isaiah 54:3 - thou shalt Isaiah 62:2 - the Gentiles Matthew 13:6 - because Matthew 26:13 - Wheresoever Matthew 28:19 - ye therefore Mark 13:10 - General Luke 1:2 - and Luke 2:10 - to Luke 13:29 - General Luke 14:23 - Go John 8:31 - If John 15:4 - Abide John 15:16 - ordained Acts 2:42 - they Acts 10:35 - in Acts 13:43 - persuaded Acts 16:13 - spake Romans 8:22 - the Romans 8:24 - saved 1 Corinthians 15:2 - keep in memory 1 Corinthians 16:13 - stand 2 Corinthians 2:14 - the savour 2 Corinthians 13:5 - in the faith Ephesians 1:13 - after that ye heard Ephesians 3:9 - to 1 Thessalonians 3:8 - if 1 Timothy 3:16 - believed Titus 1:3 - manifested Titus 2:11 - hath appeared Titus 2:13 - blessed Hebrews 6:11 - of hope Hebrews 6:18 - the hope James 1:25 - and 1 Peter 3:15 - the hope 1 Peter 5:10 - strengthen Revelation 5:9 - out Revelation 5:13 - every Revelation 14:6 - preach

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If ye continue in the faith,.... In the doctrine of faith which they had received and embraced; and in the grace of faith, and the exercise of it which was implanted in them; and in the profession of faith which they had made: not that the virtue and efficacy of Christ's blood, sufferings, and death, and reconciliation of their persons to God thereby, depended upon their faith, and abiding in it; but that faith and continuance in it were necessary means of their presentation in unblemished holiness and righteousness; for if they had not faith, or did not abide in it or if the good work of grace was not wrought upon their souls, and that performed until the day of Christ, they could not be presented holy and blameless: this shows the necessity of the saints' final perseverance in faith and holiness, and is mentioned with this view, to put them upon a concern about it, and to make use of all means, under divine grace, to enjoy it; and nothing could more strongly incline and move unto it, than the blessed effect of Christ's death, reconciliation and the end of it, to present the reconciled ones blameless; in order to which it is necessary they should hold on and out to the end: hence the Ethiopic version reads the words, not as a condition, but as an exhortation enforced by what goes before; "therefore be ye established in the faith": it follows,

grounded and settled; not on the sandy foundation of man's own righteousness, and peace made by his own performances; but upon the foundation and rock, Christ, against which the gates of hell cannot prevail; and so shall never finally and totally fall away, being rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith of him, in the doctrines of faith, respecting peace by his blood, justification by his righteousness, and life by his death; and so continue steadfast and immovable, always abounding in his work:

and [be] not moved away from the hope of the Gospel; the hope of eternal life and happiness, which as set before us in the Gospel; which that gives a good and solid ground and foundation of, in the person, blood, and righteousness of Christ; and is the instrumental means, in the hand of the Spirit, of begetting to it, and of encouraging and increasing it: the law gives no hopes of eternal life to a poor sinner; it works wrath, and ministers death; there is nothing but a fearful looking for of judgment by it; but the Gospel encourages to hope in the Lord, from the consideration of rich mercy and plenteous redemption in him; and this hope of the Gospel is an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast, and not to be let go; this confidence and rejoicing of the hope is to be kept firm unto the end:

which ye have heard; that is, which Gospel they had heard from Epaphras their faithful minister, and that not only externally, but internally; they had heard it and believed it, and it had brought forth fruit in them; for it came to them not in word only, but in power; which is said in commendation of it, and to engage them to continue in it, and abide by it; as is also what follows:

[and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; and therefore since it was the same which was everywhere preached, they might depend upon the truth of it, should have the greater value for it, and by no means relinquish it. This must be understood not of every individual creature, even human and rational, that was then, or had been in, the world; but that it had been, and was preached far and near, in all places all over the world, to the Gentiles as well as to the Jews; who are sometimes styled "every creature", "the creature", "the whole creation", "all men", c. see Mark 16:15 Titus 2:11 and of this, the first preaching of the Gospel by Peter after our Lord's resurrection, was an emblem and pledge, Acts 2:14; and some time after that, the sound of all the apostles went into all the earth, and their words to the end of the world:

whereof I Paul am made a minister; by Jesus Christ, who appeared unto him, and called, qualified, and sent him forth as such; and this is mentioned to encourage the Colossians to abide by the truths of the Gospel, since what they had heard and received were what were everywhere preached by the faithful ministers of the word; and particularly by the apostle, who was ordained to be a teacher and preacher of it to the Gentiles. The Alexandrian copy reads, "a preacher and an apostle, and a minister"; see 1 Timothy 2:7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If ye continue in the faith - In the belief of the gospel, and in holy living. If this were done, they would be presented unblameable be fore God; if not, they would not be. The meaning is, that it will be impossible to be saved unless we continue to lead lives becoming the gospel.

Grounded - On a firm foundation; see the notes at Ephesians 3:17, where the same word occurs.

And settled - Greek, “firm;” as a building is that is founded on a rock; compare Matthew 7:25.

And be not moved away from the hope of the gospel - By the arts of philosophy, and the allurements of sin.

Which was preached to every creature which is under heaven - It cannot be supposed that it was literally true that every creature under heaven had actually heard the gospel. But this may mean:

(1) That it was designed to be preached to every creature, or that the commission to make it known embraced everyone, and that, so far as the provisions of the gospel are concerned, it may be said that it was a system proclaimed to all mankind; see Mark 16:15. If a vast army, or the inhabitants of a distant province, were in rebellion against a government, and a proclamation of pardon were issued, it would not be improper to say that it was made to every one of them, though, as a matter of fact, it might not be true that everyone in the remote parts of the army or province had actually heard of it.

(2) The gospel in the time of Paul seems to have been so extensively preached, that it might be said that it was proclaimed to everybody. All known countries appear to have been visited; and so zealous and laborious had been the heralds of salvation, that it might be said that the message had been proclaimed to all the world; see Colossians 1:6; compare the notes at Matthew 24:14.

Whereof I Paul am made a minister - See the notes at Ephesians 3:1-7. Paul here pursues the same train of thought which he does in the Epistle to the Ephesians, where, having shown the exalted nature of the Redeemer, and the design of the gospel, he adverts to his own labors and sufferings in making it known. The object seems to be to show that he regarded it as the highest honor to be thus intrusted with the message of mercy to mankind, and considered it as a privilege to suffer in that cause.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. If ye continue in the faith — This will be the case if you, who have already believed in Christ Jesus, continue in that faith, grounded in the knowledge and love of God, and settled-made firm and perseveringly steadfast, in that state of salvation.

And be not moved away] Not permitting yourselves to be seduced by false teachers.

The hope of the Gospel — The resurrection of the body, and the glorification of it and the soul together, in the realms of blessedness. This is properly the Gospel HOPE.

To every creature which is under heaven — A Hebraism for the whole human race, and particularly referring to the two grand divisions of mankind, the Jews and Gentiles; to both of these the Gospel had been preached, and to each, salvation by Christ had been equally offered. And as none had been excluded from the offers of mercy, and Jesus Christ had tasted death for every man, and the Jews and Gentiles, in their great corporate capacity, had all been invited to believe the Gospel; therefore, the apostle concludes that the Gospel was preached to every creature under heaven, as being offered without restrictions or limitations to these two grand divisions of mankind, including the whole human race.