Colossians 3:4

4 When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Colossians 3:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
ESV
4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
NLT
4 And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
MSG
4 When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up, too - the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.
CSB
4 When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

Colossians 3:4 In-Context

2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Galatians 2:20
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 1:7
  • 3. 1 Peter 1:13; 1 John 3:2

Footnotes 1

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