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Colossians 3:4
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When Christ, who is your
[a]
life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
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Colossians 3:4 in Other Translations
KJV
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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.
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Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
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Galatians 2:20
2.
1 Corinthians 1:7
3.
1 Peter 1:13
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1 John 3:2
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Some manuscripts "our"
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