Colosenses 3:11-21

11 donde no hay griego ni judío, circuncisión ni incircuncisión, bárbaro ni escita, siervo ni libre; mas Cristo es el todo, y en todos

12 Vestíos pues, (como escogidos de Dios, santos y amados) de entrañas de misericordia, de benignidad, de humildad, de mansedumbre, de tolerancia

13 soportándoos los unos a los otros, y perdonándoos los unos a los otros, si alguno tuviere queja del otro, de la manera que el Cristo os perdonó, así también hacedlo vosotros

14 Y sobre todas estas cosas vestíos de caridad, la cual es el vínculo de la perfección

15 Y la paz de Dios gobierne en vuestros corazones, en la cual asimismo sois llamados en un cuerpo; y sed agradecidos

16 La palabra del Cristo habite en vosotros en abundancia en toda sabiduría, enseñándoos y exhortándoos los unos a los otros con salmos e himnos y canciones espirituales, con gracia cantando en vuestros corazones al Señor

17 Y todo lo que hagáis, sea de palabra, o de hecho, hacedlo todo en el nombre del Señor Jesús, dando gracias al Dios y Padre por él

18 Casadas, estad sujetas a vuestros propios maridos, como conviene en el Señor

19 Maridos, amad a vuestras mujeres, y no seáis desapacibles con ellas

20 Hijos, obedeced a vuestros padres en todo; porque esto agrada al Señor

21 Padres, no irritéis a vuestros hijos, para que no se vuelvan de poco ánimo

Colosenses 3:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO COLOSSIANS 3

This chapter contains exhortations to several duties, some more general, which relate to all Christians, and others more particular, which belong to saints in such and such a state of life. The apostle begins with an exhortation to seek things heavenly, and not earthly, and to set the affections on the one, and not on the other: the arguments used to enforce it are taken from the saints being risen with Christ; from Christ being in heaven at the Father's right hand; from their being dead to sin, the law, and the world; from their having life in Christ safe and secure; yea, from Christ being their life, and their appearance with him in glory, Col 3:1-4. And next he proceeds to an exhortation to the mortification of sin, and the deeds of it, which he urges from the wrath of God coming upon men for these things, and from the consideration of their former state and condition, expressed by walking and living in them, Col 3:5-7, and by a metaphor taken from the putting off and on of garments, he exhorts to the putting off of the old man, with his deeds, several of which are mentioned, Col 3:8,9, and to the putting on of the new man, and to the exercise of various graces, as mercy, meekness, forbearance, forgiveness, charity, and peace, Col 3:10-15. And then he proceeds to exhort to such duties as relate to the word and worship of God; as that the word of Christ should have an abiding place in them, and that they should teach and instruct one another by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and do all they did in a religious way, in the name of Christ, with thankfulness to God by him, Col 3:16,17. And closes the chapter with the duties of wives to their husbands, and of husbands to their wives, and of children to their parents, and of parents to their children, and of servants to their masters, Col 3:18-25.