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NASB | Colossians 2:2 that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:2 [For my hope is] that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in [unselfish] love, so that they may have all the riches that come from the full assurance of understanding [the joy of salvation], resulting in a true [and more intimate] knowledge of the mystery of God, that is, Christ, |
Bible Question: In what way is Christ God's mystery? |
Bible Answer: Leonard I'm sorry after I posted my first response I noticed you did have a particular verse in mind. Col 2:2. In my first answer you will see Unger lists this mystery as point 6. “God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself” (Col. 2:2, 9; 1 Cor. 2:7). This involves Christ as the fullness of the Godhead in bodily form. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia lists it as, "In a wide sense it is the whole gospel, God's world-embracing purpose of redemption through Christ (e.g. Romans 16:25; Ephes. 6:19; Col. 2:2; 1 Tim. 3:9)" For a tie breaker I went to John MacArthur which agrees with Unger. mystery. Leaving out the phrase between “God” and “Christ” (see marginal note), which was probably not in the original text, changes nothing. The point is that the mystery Paul referred to here is that the Messiah Christ is God incarnate Himself (cf. 1 Tim. 3:16). MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Col 2:2). Nashville: Word Pub. I hope this helps EdB |