Colossians 3:4

Colossians 3:4

2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the ^aearth.

3 ^aFor you died, ^band your life is hidden with Christ in God.

4 ^aWhen Christ who is ^bour life appears, then you also will appear with Him in ^cglory.

5 ^aTherefore put to death ^byour members which are on the earth: ^cfornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, ^dwhich is idolatry.

6 ^aBecause of these things the wrath of God is coming upon ^bthe sons of disobedience,

7 ^ain which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

8 ^aBut now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.

9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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When Christ shall be manifested (otan o Xristov fanerwqh). Indefinite temporal clause with otan and the first aorist passive subjunctive of fanerow, "whenever Christ is manifested," a reference to the second coming of Christ as looked for and longed for, but wholly uncertain as to time. See this same verb used of the second coming in I John 3:2.

Ye also together with him (kai umeiv sun autw). That is the joy of this blessed hope. He repeats the verb about us fanerwqhsesqe (future passive indicative) and adds en doch (in glory). Not to respond to this high appeal is to be like Bunyan's man with the muck-rake.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Colossians 3:4:**

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1 Thessalonians 4:17
1 Timothy 3:16
2 Timothy 1:10
2 Timothy 2:11
1 Peter 1:5
1 John 1:2
1 John 2:19

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