Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Colossians 2:4

"This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech." — Colossians 2:4 (ASV)

Paul now expresses the reason for his anxious concern. His words in vv.1–3 have been written so that the Colossian errorists will not “deceive” (GK 4165) the Christians in Colosse and lead them away from their convictions about Christ. “Deceive” implies leading astray by false reasoning; “fine-sounding arguments” has something of the same meaning, implying the attempt to convince someone by “fast talk.”