Kolosser 3:2-12

2 Sinnet auf das, was droben ist, nicht auf das, was auf der Erde ist;

3 denn ihr seid gestorben, und euer Leben ist verborgen mit dem Christus in Gott.

4 Wenn der Christus, unser Leben, geoffenbart werden wird, dann werdet auch ihr mit ihm geoffenbart werden in Herrlichkeit.

5 Tötet nun eure Glieder, die auf der Erde sind: Hurerei, Unreinigkeit, Leidenschaft, böse Lust und Habsucht, welche Götzendienst ist,

6 um welcher Dinge willen der Zorn Gottes kommt über die Söhne des Ungehorsams;

7 unter welchen auch ihr einst gewandelt habt, als ihr in diesen Dingen lebtet.

8 Jetzt aber leget auch ihr das alles ab: Zorn, Wut, Bosheit, Lästerung, schändliches Reden aus eurem Munde.

9 Belüget einander nicht, da ihr den alten Menschen mit seinen Handlungen ausgezogen und den neuen angezogen habt,

10 der erneuert wird zur Erkenntnis nach dem Bilde dessen, der ihn erschaffen hat;

11 wo nicht ist Grieche und Jude, Beschneidung und Vorhaut, Barbar, Scythe, Sklave, Freier, sondern Christus alles und in allen.

12 Ziehet nun an, als Auserwählte Gottes, als Heilige und Geliebte: herzliches Erbarmen, Güte, Demut, Milde, Langmut,

Kolosser 3:2-12 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.