As therefore ye received (ως ουν παρελαβετε). Second aorist active indicative of παραλαμβανω in same sense as in [Reference 1 Thes…

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord. Have received him by faith as your Saviour, or as you were instructed respecting his …

As ye have therefore received.—Compare the more emphatic language of Colossians 1:5-7; Colossians 1:23. As in …

As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk you in him:

That is, keep on as you began. Christ was enough for you …

“So then” links Paul’s appeal with what he has just said. The Colossians had received Christ as the Anointed of God (“Christ”), as the historic Sav…

As ye have received. To commendation he adds exhortation, in which he teaches them that their having once received Christ will be of no ad…

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord
Receiving Christ is believing in him: faith is the eye of the so…

The soul prospers when we have clear knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. It prospers when we not only believe with the heart but are ready, w…

Previously, the apostle warned the Colo ians against falling away from the faith because of deceptive language. Here, he gives the reason for this …