Colossians 3:22-4:1 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:22-25

Servants, obey in all things ... - ; see the notes at Ephesians 6:5-8. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 3:18-25

Colossians 3:18-25. Wives, submit yourselves Or be subject; to your own husbands Whether they be Christians or heathen. See on Ephesians 5:22. As it is fit Both in regard of God’s command, and the evil that would arise from the neglect of this duty; in the Lord In obedience to the Lord, and in all lawful things. Husbands, love your wives As yourselves, and as Christ loved the church: see Ephesians 5:25; Ephesians 5:28. And be not bitter Harsh and rigorous, either in spirit, word,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 3:18-25

Life in the home and in society (3:18-4:6)Harmony in the home depends on the husband’s showing understanding love to his wife, and the wife’s showing loyal submission to her husband (18-19). Children are to be obedient to their parents, but parents must treat their children with understanding and not be harsh or unreasonable (20-21). When slaves work for their masters as if they were working for the Lord Christ, they will produce work of good quality. Masters, on their part, must reward their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 3:22

Servants. App-190 . masters . App-98 . according to . App-104 . eyeservice . . . menpleasers . See Ephesians 6:6 , singleness . See Ephesians 6:5 . God . The texts read "the Lord", read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 3:22

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.Some commentators have supposed that, as Onesimus, a runaway slave, was bearer of this letter, Paul made the slavemaster relationship the more elaborate part of these reciprocal institutions in this epistle.There are a number of exceedingly important deductions to be made from Paul's handling of the slave problem in the New... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:22

22. (Ephesians 6:5; Ephesians 6:6.) This is to fear God, when, though none sees us, we do no evil: but if we do evil, it is not God, but men, whom we fear. singleness—"simplicity of heart." fearing God—The oldest manuscripts read, "the Lord." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Colossians 3:22

Paul probably made this section longer than the preceding two because he sent this epistle to Colosse with the Epistle to Philemon. Onesimus, Philemon’s run-away slave, carried them. [Note: Johnson, 482:109, 113; Lightfoot, p. 226.] Moreover there may well have been more slaves in the Colossian church than masters (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:26). The friction inherent in this situation probably called for extended comments on master-slave relationships in the body of Christ and in this church... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 3:1-25

The Christian’s Risen Life and the Duties it entails1-4. Resurrection with Christ and the heavenly life.Paraphrase] ’(1) Seeing then that at your conversion you shared not Christ’s death only, but His resurrection, go on to participate in His heavenly life, in that heaven where He is, and where He sits at God’s right hand. (2) Let your whole thought be set on heavenly, not on earthly things. (3) For you died with Christ, and your life in union with Him is a hidden life in God. (4) It is not... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Colossians 3:18-25

[6.Special Exhortation as to the relations of life. (1)THE DUTY OF WIVES AND HUSBANDS (Colossians 3:18-19).(2)THE DUTY OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS (Colossians 3:20-21).(3)THE DUTY OF SLAVES AND MASTERS (Colossians 3:22 to Colossians 4:1).] read more