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Colossians 2:3
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Colossian church, positioning Christ against a rival teaching that promises additional revelation. The immediate context (vv. 2, 4) frames the statement as a defense against deception.
The words — θησαυροὶ (thēsauroi), "treasures," is the word for a buried store or hidden hoard, implying wealth that is real but not immediately visible. It grounds the claim in something concrete: a deposit, not a theory.
The thread — 1 Corinthians 1:24 and 1:30 identify Christ as "the wisdom of God" and "wisdom from God"; Romans 11:33 marvels at the unsearchable depth of God's wisdom and knowledge. All converge on Christ as the locus, not merely a teacher, of divine wisdom.
Why it lands — The verse sets a boundary: if Christ is the full store, then any teaching that claims to add to him is either redundant or counterfeit. It asks the reader to stop shopping for supplemental revelation and to reckon what they already have as sufficient.
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The Greek words
King James Version
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 1:24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- 1 Corinthians 2:6 Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
- 2 Timothy 3:15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 3:9 and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
- Colossians 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- Matthew 10:26 So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
- Ephesians 1:8 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
- Proverbs 2:4 if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,