Bible Strands
Colossians 2:6
Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul, writing from prison to the Colossian church, urges them to persist in what they already possess (v. 5) while guarding against infiltrating false teaching (ch. 2).
The words — παρελάβετε (parelabete, aorist active of παραλαμβάνω) means "you have taken over / received," a completed past act that grounds the present command. The aorist marks reception as a single, finished event, not a process.
The thread — 1 John 2:6 ties walking to abiding; 1 Thessalonians 4:1 frames the same exhortation as "just as you were taught"; Colossians 1:10 adds the standard: worthy of the Lord.
Why it lands — The "therefore" makes the walk a consequence of reception, not an optional supplement. What was received once is to be inhabited continuously.
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The Greek words
King James Version
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
Cross-references
- Colossians 1:10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- 1 John 2:6 Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
- Ephesians 5:1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
- Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
- 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
- Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- Philippians 1:27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
- 2 John 1:8 Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
- Ephesians 4:1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: