Text -- Colossians 2:5 (NET)

2:5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Col 2:5

¹ tn The conditional particle εἰ (ei) together with καί (kai) here indicates a first class condition in Greek and carries a concessive force, especially when seen in contrast to the following phrase which begins with ἀλλά (alla).

² tn Grk “rejoicing and seeing.”

³ tn The Greek word τάξις can mean “order,” “discipline,” or even “unbroken ranks” (REB).