The letter to the Colossians combines some of the deepest and most sublime teaching about Christ with some very basic instructions for life. As strongly as any other book in the New Testament, Colossians reminds us that Christ must always be preeminent in a Christian’s affections and worship. Setting The city of Colosse was located about 120 miles (193 kilometers) east of Ephesus, in the provin…
1Porque quiero que sepáis cuán gran lucha sostengo por vosotros, y por los que están en Laodicea, y por todos los que nunca han visto mi rostro;
2para que sean consolados sus corazones, unidos en amor, hasta alcanzar todas las riquezas de pleno entendimiento, a fin de conocer el misterio de Dios el Padre, y de Cristo,
3en quien están escondidos todos los tesoros de la sabiduría y del conocimiento.
4Y esto lo digo para que nadie os engañe con palabras persuasivas.
5Porque aunque estoy ausente en cuerpo, no obstante en espíritu estoy con vosotros, gozándome y mirando vuestro buen orden y la firmeza de vuestra fe en Cristo.
6Por tanto, de la manera que habéis recibido al Señor Jesucristo, andad en él;
7arraigados y sobreedificados en él, y confirmados en la fe, así como habéis sido enseñados, abundando en acciones de gracias.
8Mirad que nadie os engañe por medio de filosofías y huecas sutilezas, según las tradiciones de los hombres, conforme a los rudimentos del mundo, y no según Cristo.
9Porque en él habita corporalmente toda la plenitud de la Deidad,
10y vosotros estáis completos en él, que es la cabeza de todo principado y potestad.
11En él también fuisteis circuncidados con circuncisión no hecha a mano, al echar de vosotros el cuerpo pecaminoso carnal, en la circuncisión de Cristo;
12sepultados con él en el bautismo, en el cual fuisteis también resucitados con él, mediante la fe en el poder de Dios que le levantó de los muertos.
13Y a vosotros, estando muertos en pecados y en la incircuncisión de vuestra carne, os dio vida juntamente con él, perdonándoos todos los pecados,
14anulando el acta de los decretos que había contra nosotros, que nos era contraria, quitándola de en medio y clavándola en la cruz,
15y despojando a los principados y a las potestades, los exhibió públicamente, triunfando sobre ellos en la cruz.
16Por tanto, nadie os juzgue en comida o en bebida, o en cuanto a días de fiesta, luna nueva o días de reposo,,
17todo lo cual es sombra de lo que ha de venir; pero el cuerpo es de Cristo.
18Nadie os prive de vuestro premio, afectando humildad y culto a los ángeles, entremetiéndose en lo que no ha visto, vanamente hinchado por su propia mente carnal,
19y no asiéndose de la Cabeza, en virtud de quien todo el cuerpo, nutriéndose y uniéndose por las coyunturas y ligamentos, crece con el crecimiento que da Dios.
20Pues si habéis muerto con Cristo en cuanto a los rudimentos del mundo, ¿por qué, como si vivieseis en el mundo, os sometéis a preceptos
21tales como: No manejes, ni gustes, ni aun toques
22(en conformidad a mandamientos y doctrinas de hombres), cosas que todas se destruyen con el uso?
23Tales cosas tienen a la verdad cierta reputación de sabiduría en culto voluntario, en humildad y en duro trato del cuerpo; pero no tienen valor alguno contra los apetitos de la carne.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
I
Versículo 1
I. 2:1-5 Paul introduces his concern to strengthen his relationship with the Colossians, whom he had…
2:1-5 Paul introduces his concern to strengthen his relationship with the Colossians, whom he had not met, and to counter the heretical ideas which threatened their Christian community. • Laodicea was located 10 miles northwest of Colosse.
II
Versículo 2
II. 2:2 God’s mysterious plan: See 1:26; Christ himself personifies this plan.
2:2 God’s mysterious plan: See 1:26; Christ himself personifies this plan.
III
Versículo 3
III. 2:3 Paul builds on 1:15-20: Christ alone is sufficient for our spiritual understanding.
2:3 Paul builds on 1:15-20: Christ alone is sufficient for our spiritual understanding.
IV
Versículo 6
IV. 2:6-15 In the face of the false teachers’ enticing arguments, Paul exhorts the Colossians to stan…
2:6-15 In the face of the false teachers’ enticing arguments, Paul exhorts the Colossians to stand firm in their faith in Christ, for in Christ lives all the fullness of God, and their spiritual experience is complete in him.
V
Versículo 8
V. 2:8 The Greek word philosophia referred to everything from the metaphysics of Plato to the religi…
2:8 The Greek word philosophia referred to everything from the metaphysics of Plato to the religious teaching of cults. Paul does not condemn philosophy per se, but only empty philosophical speculation that stands opposed to the Good News. • the spiritual powers of this world: or the spiritual principles of the world; also in 2:20): This phrase may refer to elementary teaching that is characteristic of this world (see Heb 5:12), or to spiritual beings who were thought to have a decisive influence on the course of events (see also Col 2:15, 20; Gal 4:3).
VI
Versículo 11
VI. 2:11 Christ performed a spiritual circumcision: Spiritual conversion to Christ is the Christian c…
2:11 Christ performed a spiritual circumcision: Spiritual conversion to Christ is the Christian counterpart to physical circumcision. • the cutting away of your sinful nature (literally the cutting away of the body of the flesh): Just as Jewish boys have the flesh of their foreskin cut off to mark their initiation into the people of God, so believers have metaphorical flesh (translated sinful nature) cut off when they come to Christ.
VII
Versículo 12
VII. 2:12 you were buried with Christ when you were baptized: As in a roughly parallel passage (Rom 6:…
2:12 you were buried with Christ when you were baptized: As in a roughly parallel passage (Rom 6:3-6), Paul assumes a strong identity between believers and Christ. In God’s sight, we really were with Christ when he was buried and raised, so we experience the benefits of what Christ did for us. Paul can link that identification with Christ to baptism because water baptism was so closely related to conversion in the early church.
VIII
Versículo 14
VIII. 2:14 the record of the charges against us: The Greek phrase suggests an IOU that we have all sign…
2:14 the record of the charges against us: The Greek phrase suggests an IOU that we have all signed. Since we are unable to pay what we owe, it stands against us. The law of God required obedience that people are unable to give, but God has forgiven our debt through the work of Christ (2:13).
IX
Versículo 15
IX. 2:15 He shamed them publicly by his victory (literally he led [them] in triumphal procession): Th…
2:15 He shamed them publicly by his victory (literally he led [them] in triumphal procession): The Roman army would celebrate a great victory with a triumphal procession. The victorious Roman general would lead the humiliated captives from his campaign into the conquered city. The image vividly captures the glorious victory that God, through the cross of Christ, has won over all hostile spiritual powers (see also Eph 4:7-11).
X
Versículo 16
X. 2:16-23 Paul repudiates the false teachers and their demands, explaining why their appeal comes f…
2:16-23 Paul repudiates the false teachers and their demands, explaining why their appeal comes from human teachings (see 2:8). They advocated various rules of conduct that had no basis in Christ.
2:16 what you eat or drink: Religious teachings that prohibited certain kinds of food and drink were widespread in the ancient world. The Old Testament does not prohibit drinking alcohol, but many pious Jews who lived in pagan cultures did abstain (cp. Dan 1:8-16). • Many ancient religious groups, including the Jews, celebrated the new moon with various ceremonies (see Num 10:10; Ps 81:3; Isa 1:13). • Jewish Sabbaths were set forth in the law of Moses and celebrated by Jews as an essential part of their religion. Christians could continue to observe the Sabbath if they wanted to, but Paul asserts that Christians have liberty on this matter (see Rom 14:5) and that it is wrong for anyone to insist on Sabbath observance as a necessary expression of Christian piety.
XI
Versículo 17
XI. 2:17 The reality of Christ was anticipated by the Old Testament rituals, which Paul calls shadows…
2:17 The reality of Christ was anticipated by the Old Testament rituals, which Paul calls shadows (see also Heb 10:1).
XII
Versículo 18
XII. 2:18 the worship of angels: People in the first century were fascinated with spiritual beings. So…
2:18 the worship of angels: People in the first century were fascinated with spiritual beings. Some Jews believed that angels were present during their times of worship, and some might even have worshiped them. • The false teachers were evidently saying they had had visions that established certain rituals as requirements for the community.
XIII
Versículo 20
XIII. 2:20 You have died with Christ: Christ’s death on the cross marked his victory over the spiritual…
2:20 You have died with Christ: Christ’s death on the cross marked his victory over the spiritual powers (2:15), so we who participate in his death have likewise been set free from the evil spiritual powers of this world (see 2:8).
XIV
Versículo 23
XIV. 2:23 they provide no help: Not only are such rules rooted in the world rather than in Christ (2:1…
2:23 they provide no help: Not only are such rules rooted in the world rather than in Christ (2:19), they are also ineffective in conquering a person’s evil desires.
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Colossians — Capítulo 2
The letter to the Colossians combines some of the deepest and most sublime teaching about Christ with some very basic instructions for life. As strongly as any other book in the New Testament, Colossians reminds us that Christ must always be preeminent in a Christian’s affections and worship. Setting The city of Colosse was located about 120 miles (193 kilometers) east of Ephesus, in the provin…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Porque quiero que sepáis cuán gran lucha sostengo por vosotros, y por los que están en Laodicea, y por todos los que nunca han visto mi rostro;
2para que sean consolados sus corazones, unidos en amor, hasta alcanzar todas las riquezas de pleno entendimiento, a fin de conocer el misterio de Dios el Padre, y de Cristo,
3en quien están escondidos todos los tesoros de la sabiduría y del conocimiento.
4Y esto lo digo para que nadie os engañe con palabras persuasivas.
5Porque aunque estoy ausente en cuerpo, no obstante en espíritu estoy con vosotros, gozándome y mirando vuestro buen orden y la firmeza de vuestra fe en Cristo.
6Por tanto, de la manera que habéis recibido al Señor Jesucristo, andad en él;
7arraigados y sobreedificados en él, y confirmados en la fe, así como habéis sido enseñados, abundando en acciones de gracias.
8Mirad que nadie os engañe por medio de filosofías y huecas sutilezas, según las tradiciones de los hombres, conforme a los rudimentos del mundo, y no según Cristo.
9Porque en él habita corporalmente toda la plenitud de la Deidad,
10y vosotros estáis completos en él, que es la cabeza de todo principado y potestad.
11En él también fuisteis circuncidados con circuncisión no hecha a mano, al echar de vosotros el cuerpo pecaminoso carnal, en la circuncisión de Cristo;
12sepultados con él en el bautismo, en el cual fuisteis también resucitados con él, mediante la fe en el poder de Dios que le levantó de los muertos.
13Y a vosotros, estando muertos en pecados y en la incircuncisión de vuestra carne, os dio vida juntamente con él, perdonándoos todos los pecados,
14anulando el acta de los decretos que había contra nosotros, que nos era contraria, quitándola de en medio y clavándola en la cruz,
15y despojando a los principados y a las potestades, los exhibió públicamente, triunfando sobre ellos en la cruz.
16Por tanto, nadie os juzgue en comida o en bebida, o en cuanto a días de fiesta, luna nueva o días de reposo,,
17todo lo cual es sombra de lo que ha de venir; pero el cuerpo es de Cristo.
18Nadie os prive de vuestro premio, afectando humildad y culto a los ángeles, entremetiéndose en lo que no ha visto, vanamente hinchado por su propia mente carnal,
19y no asiéndose de la Cabeza, en virtud de quien todo el cuerpo, nutriéndose y uniéndose por las coyunturas y ligamentos, crece con el crecimiento que da Dios.
20Pues si habéis muerto con Cristo en cuanto a los rudimentos del mundo, ¿por qué, como si vivieseis en el mundo, os sometéis a preceptos
21tales como: No manejes, ni gustes, ni aun toques
22(en conformidad a mandamientos y doctrinas de hombres), cosas que todas se destruyen con el uso?
23Tales cosas tienen a la verdad cierta reputación de sabiduría en culto voluntario, en humildad y en duro trato del cuerpo; pero no tienen valor alguno contra los apetitos de la carne.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
Versículo 1
I. 2:1-5 Paul introduces his concern to strengthen his relationship with the Colossians, whom he had…
Versículo 2
II. 2:2 God’s mysterious plan: See 1:26; Christ himself personifies this plan.
Versículo 3
III. 2:3 Paul builds on 1:15-20: Christ alone is sufficient for our spiritual understanding.
Versículo 6
IV. 2:6-15 In the face of the false teachers’ enticing arguments, Paul exhorts the Colossians to stan…
Versículo 8
V. 2:8 The Greek word philosophia referred to everything from the metaphysics of Plato to the religi…
Versículo 11
VI. 2:11 Christ performed a spiritual circumcision: Spiritual conversion to Christ is the Christian c…
Versículo 12
VII. 2:12 you were buried with Christ when you were baptized: As in a roughly parallel passage (Rom 6:…
Versículo 14
VIII. 2:14 the record of the charges against us: The Greek phrase suggests an IOU that we have all sign…
Versículo 15
IX. 2:15 He shamed them publicly by his victory (literally he led [them] in triumphal procession): Th…
Versículo 16
X. 2:16-23 Paul repudiates the false teachers and their demands, explaining why their appeal comes f…
Versículo 17
XI. 2:17 The reality of Christ was anticipated by the Old Testament rituals, which Paul calls shadows…
Versículo 18
XII. 2:18 the worship of angels: People in the first century were fascinated with spiritual beings. So…
Versículo 20
XIII. 2:20 You have died with Christ: Christ’s death on the cross marked his victory over the spiritual…
Versículo 23
XIV. 2:23 they provide no help: Not only are such rules rooted in the world rather than in Christ (2:1…