Colossenzen 3:1-11

1 Indien gij dan met Christus opgewekt zijt, zo zoekt de dingen, die boven zijn, waar Christus is, zittende aan de rechter hand Gods.
2 Bedenkt de dingen, die boven zijn, niet die op de aarde zijn.
3 Want gij zijt gestorven, en uw leven is met Christus verborgen in God.
4 Wanneer nu Christus zal geopenbaard zijn, Die ons leven is, dan zult ook gij met Hem geopenbaard worden in heerlijkheid.
5 Doodt dan uw leden, die op de aarde zijn, namelijk hoererij, onreinigheid, schandelijke beweging, kwade begeerlijkheid, en de gierigheid, welke is afgodendienst.
6 Om welke de toorn Gods komt over de kinderen der ongehoorzaamheid;
7 In dewelke ook gij eertijds hebt gewandeld, toen gij in dezelve leefdet.
8 Maar nu legt ook gij dit alles af, namelijk gramschap, toornigheid, kwaadheid, lastering, vuil spreken uit uw mond.
9 Liegt niet tegen elkander, dewijl gij uitgedaan hebt den ouden mens met zijn werken,
10 En aangedaan hebt den nieuwen mens, die vernieuwd wordt tot kennis, naar het evenbeeld Desgenen, Die hem geschapen heeft;
11 Waarin niet is Griek en Jood, besnijdenis en voorhuid, barbaar en Scyth, dienstknecht en vrije; maar Christus is alles en in allen.

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Colossenzen 3:1-11 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.

The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.