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That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
Reference
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: gᵉbûwrâh
power
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὁμοῦ (homoû)
akin to G260 (ἅμα)) as adverb; at the same place or time
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: πλοῦτος (ploûtos)
wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment
Hebrew: chôçen
wealth
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: μεστός (mestós)
replete (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: shâlêm
complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
Greek: πίστις (pístis)
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
Hebrew: beṭach
properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
Greek: φρήν (phrḗn)
the midrif (as a partition of the body), i.e. (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties)
Hebrew: soklᵉthânûw
intelligence
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: μυστήριον (mystḗrion)
a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πατήρ (patḗr)
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Hebrew: ʼab
{father}
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: Χριστός (Christós)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Love
Colossians 3:14
Philippians 2:1
Parallel theme
Colossians 4:8
Ephesians 6:22
Isaiah 53:11
References Christ
Colossians 1:27
Romans 16:25
Philippians 3:8
References God
2 Peter 1:3
Romans 15:13
Verse Explanation
Paul wants their hearts to be encouraged and their lives joined together in love so that they may possess complete understanding and know the mystery of God, which is Christ, emphasizing unity and deeper knowledge of Jesus.
History
1st century AD: Early Christian communities faced competing teachings that made clear understanding of Christ increasingly important.