“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:”
As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving — the correlation 'as... so' (hōs... houtōs) requires consistency: reception shapes conduct. 'Walk in him' (peripatēō en autō) continues in Christ. 'Rooted and built up' (rhizao kai oikodomeō) uses organic and architectural metaphors: growth and construction define Christian life. 'Established in faith' (bebaioō en tē pistei) uses legal language: faith is confirmed. 'Taught' (didachē) emphasizes received tradition, not novelty.
Church Fathers on Colossians 2:6
Again, he takes hold on them beforehand with their own testimony, saying, “As therefore ye received.” We introduce no strange addition, he says, neither do ye. “Walk ye in Him,” for He is the Way that leads to the Father: not in the Angels; this way leads not there. “Rooted,” that is, fixed; not one while going this way, another that, but “rooted”: now that which is rooted, never can remove. Observe how appropriate are the expressions he employs. “And built up,” that is, in…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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