colossians-3:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:12-17

What particularly we are to put on. How we are addressed. "Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved." The Colossian Christians had been elected by God out of a state of heathenism. By arrangements over which they had exercised no control, the gospel had been brought to them and had been the means of their conversion. As elected by God, they were consecrated to God and were in the enjoyment of the Divine love. The Colossian Christians were not exceptional. We have been elected by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:12-17

The marks, method, and motive of the Christian life. This paragraph is part of the practical application of the great principle St. Paul has been expounding in this chapter, viz. the Christian's death to evil through the death of Christ, and life to holiness through his life. We have here— I. THE MARKS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE . When the Christian life is illustrated, as here, by a garment, the analogy must not be pressed too far. For instance, unlike a garment, the Christian... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:12

Put on, therefore, as the elect of God - The fact that you thus belong to one and the same church; that you have been redeemed by the sameblood, and chosen by the same grace, and that you are all brethren, should lead you to manifest a spirit of kindness, gentleness, and love.Bowels of mercies - Notes, Philippians 2:1.Kindness ... - See the notes at Ephesians 4:32. The language here is a little different from what it is there, but the sentiment is the same. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 3:12-13

Colossians 3:12-13 . Put on therefore In a higher degree than before; as the elect, or chosen, of God The appellation given in the New Testament to all the true disciples of Christ, to all that so believe in him as to be pardoned and renewed; see on Ephesians 1:4: holy Dedicated and conformed to him; and beloved By him, or set apart to his service, and blessed with the tokens of his peculiar favour. Bowels of mercies Οικτιρμων , of tender mercies, namely, toward all the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 3:5-17

3:5-4:6 THE CHRISTIAN’S NEW LIFEOld and new habits (3:5-17)Not only do Christians believe that through Christ’s death they have died to sin, but they must also show it to be true in their daily lives. They must make every effort to put away the old selfish habits that God hates, from obvious sins such as sexual immorality to hidden sins such as greed and other uncontrolled desires (5-7). They must control the tongue and discipline personal behaviour. This renewing of their lives is not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 3:12

beloved. App-136 . mercies. See Romans 12:1 . kindness. App-184 . humbleness, he. See Colossians 2:18 . meekness. See Ephesians 4:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 3:12

Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering.Elect ... holy ... beloved ... Ellis pointed out that these titles belonged in the Old Testament to the physical Israel of God, but that here they are applied "to the church, the true Israel."[34] This writer also believes that "beloved," as in so many of Paul's letters, has reference to the love which the apostle himself had for the addressees, and that this is an incidental... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Colossians 3:12

Colossians 3:12. Put on therefore, &c.— The exhortation in this verse is not inconsistent with what was said in Col 3:10 of their having already put on the new man; as the Apostle intended here to exhort them to advance more and more in those benevolent dispositions which did, through divine grace, in some considerable degree, already prevail in their hearts. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:12

12. the elect of God—There is no "the" in the Greek, "God's elect" (compare Romans 8:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:4). The order of the words "elect, holy, beloved," answers to the order of the things. Election from eternity precedes sanctification in time; the sanctified, feeling God's love, imitate it [BENGEL]. bowels of mercies—Some of the oldest manuscripts read singular, "mercy." Bowels express the yearning compassion, which has its seat in the heart, and which we feel to act on our inward parts... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Colossians 3:5-17

B. The proper method 3:5-17"Colossians 3:1-4 has provided the perspective from which the daily life of the Colossian Christians should be lived out. Now follows more specific advice that should help them the better to carry out the thematic exhortation to ’walk in him’ (Colossians 2:6)." [Note: Dunn, p. 211.] read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:12-17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 3:12-13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 3:5-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 3:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 3:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Colossians 3:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Colossians 3:5-17

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