Colossians 3
Lutheran reading notes
In Colossians chapter 3, the message of the gospel develops the theme of the supremacy of Christ over all creation. Lutheran interpretation frequently emphasizes the proclamation of Christ, the distinction between law and gospel, and the promise of justification through faith.
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If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. {affection: or, mind}
Colossians 3:2 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
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When Christ, {who is} our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Colossians 3:4 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Colossians 3:5 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Colossians 3:6 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
Colossians 3:7 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:8 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Colossians 3:9 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And have put on the new {man}, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Colossians 3:10 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond {nor} free: but Christ {is} all, and in all.
Colossians 3:11 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Colossians 3:12 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also {do} ye. {quarrel: or, complaint}
Colossians 3:13 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And above all these things {put on} charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Colossians 3:14 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Colossians 3:15 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, {do} all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:17 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
Colossians 3:18 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Husbands, love {your} wives, and be not bitter against them.
Colossians 3:19 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Children, obey {your} parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Colossians 3:20 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Fathers, provoke not your children {to anger}, lest they be discouraged.
Colossians 3:21 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Servants, obey in all things {your} masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Colossians 3:22 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And whatsoever ye do, do {it} heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Colossians 3:23 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:24 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
Colossians 3:25 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.