Colossians 2:20-23 NIV,NKJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 2:20-23

Colossians 2:20-23. Wherefore The inference begun Col 2:16 is continued. A new inference follows Colossians 3:1. If ye be dead with Christ As by receiving the ordinance of baptism ye profess to be; from the rudiments, or elements, of the world See on Colossians 2:8. From those ceremonies, which persons among the Gentiles or the Jews are apt to place so much dependance on; why, as though living in the world In the manner you formerly did, and being still influenced by the spirit of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 2:16-23

Christian freedom in practice (2:16-3:4)In view of the freedom that Christ has won for them, the Colossian believers must not listen to those who try to force them to obey the rules and regulations of the Israelite law. Practices taught in the law may be compared to shadows. They are not solid or permanent, but their existence enables the viewer to know that there is some real object that casts the shadows. That real object is Jesus Christ. Now that he has come, the shadows are of no further... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:20

if . App-118 ., a. be dead = died. from , App-104 . subject , &c. Mid. of Greek. dogmatizo, which means to impose dogmas upon one. Supply Ellipsis with " such as ". read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:21

not . Greek. mede. handle . Greek. thingano. Only here, Hebrews 11:28 ; Hebrews 12:20 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:22

to perish = for ( App-104 .) corruption. See Rev 8:21 . using . Greek. apochresie. Only here, commandments . Greek. entalma. Only here, Matthew 15:9 . Mark 7:7 . doctrines . The doctrines of men and demons are various, and therefore plural. See Matthew 15:9 . Mark 7:7 . 1 Timothy 4:1 ; but the Divine teaching is one - 1 Timothy 1:10 ; 1Ti 4:6 , 1 Timothy 4:13 , 1 Timothy 4:16 , & c. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:23

Which = Which order of. have is having. shew = reputation. App-121 . will worship . Greek. ethelothreskeia, i.e. self-imposed worship. Only here. neglecting = not sparing. Greek. apheidia. Only here. honour = value. to . App-104 . satisfying . Greek. pleamone. Only here. Ascetic observances are of no value as remedies against the old nature. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:20

If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances?The rudiments of the world ... has reference to the forms, shadows and ceremonial ordinances of Judaism. See comment on this under Colossians 2:14.As though living in the world ... A Christian is committed to a different life-style, in which the value-judgments of the world are rejected; and for a Christian to undertake all the ceremonies of Judaism, such would be... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:21

Handle not, nor taste, nor touch (all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men?Again reference is made to the great Magna Carta of the Christian religion in the Gospel of Matthew, where the Saviour equated human traditions with the precepts of men, saying, "In vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men" (Matthew 15:9). Paul was confronted at Colossae with some of the same punctilious attention to human traditions as that... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:23

Which things have indeed a shadow of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body, but are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.Some things are startlingly clear in this passage so often disputed. Note these conclusions:Whatever human precepts and ordinances may exhibit as to their "wisdom," it is a delusion, for "they are not of any value." Will-worship means the kind of actions engaged in because they please the worshiper, and not because they were commanded... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Colossians 2:20

Colossians 2:20. Wherefore, if ye be dead with Christ— Mr. Peirce and some others have considered this as the beginning of a new paragraph, addressed particularly to the Jewish zealots at Colosse; and they plead in support of this opinion, that the subjection to ordinances, which the Apostle here reproves, is inconsistent with the applauses that he had before bestowed on the Colossians. But it seems most natural to suppose that he addresses the society in general, and leaves it to their own... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 2:20-23

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 2:16-23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Colossians 2:23

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Colossians 2:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Colossians 2:20

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