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Rooted (ερριζωμενο). Perfect passive participle of old verb ριζοω from ριζα, root. In N.T. only here and Eph 3:17. Paul changes th…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Rooted—in him. As a tree strikes its roots deep in the earth, so our faith should strike deep into the doctrine concerning the Saviour. Se…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Rooted and built up in him.—There is a significant change of tense in the original, having been rooted—i.e.<…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
In this verse four participles describe the walk in Christ. The first two, “rooted [GK 4845] and built up [GK 2224] in him,” go together. The first…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And confirmed in the faith. He now repeats without figurative language the same thing that he had expressed through metaphors: that contin…
John Gill
JohnGill
Rooted and built up in him
By these metaphors, the apostle uses as arguments, to engage them to walk on in Christ, a…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Previously, the apostle warned the Colo ians against falling away from the faith because of deceptive language. Here, he gives the reason for this …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson