Colossians 2:12

Colossians 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
• New International Version (NIV)having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

Context of Colossians 2:12

10and you have been filled by him, who is the head over every ruler and authority. 11You were also circumcised in him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh, in the circumcision of Christ, when you were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13And when you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive with him and forgave us all our trespasses. 14He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.

Colossians 2:12 word by word

συνταφέντες αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ βαπτισμῷ ἐν ᾧ καὶ συνηγέρθητε διὰ τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Buriedσυνθάπτωsunthaptō · be buried withG4916
• with himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• baptismὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• baptismβάπτισμαbaptisma · baptismG908
• whereinὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• ye are risen withσυνεγείρωsunegeirō · to raise up withG4891
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• of the operationἐνέργειαenergeia · active energyG1753
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• who hath raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498

Cross-references for Colossians 2:12

• Romans 6:4Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life.
• Romans 6:3Or are you unaware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
• 1 Corinthians 12:13For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body — whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free — and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
• Galatians 3:27For those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ.
• Ephesians 4:5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
• Hebrews 6:2teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
• 1 Peter 3:21Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not as the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
• Colossians 3:1So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
• Romans 6:8Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him,
• Romans 7:4Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you also were put to death in relation to the law through the body of Christ so that you may belong to another. You belong to him who was raised from the dead in order that we may bear fruit for God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:20But as it is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
• Ephesians 1:20He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens —
• Ephesians 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us,
• Ephesians 5:14for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
• 1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same understanding — because the one who suffers in the flesh is finished with sin —
• Luke 17:5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

Commentaries on Colossians 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Buried with him in baptism - Alluding to the immersions practised in the case of adults, wherein the person appeared to be buried under the Water, as Christ was buried in the heart of the earth. His rising again the third any, and their emerging from the water, was an emblem of the resurrection of the body; and, in them, of a total change of life. The faith of the operation of God - They were quickened, changed, and saved, by means of faith in Christ…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Buried with him in baptism - See the notes at Romans 6:4. Wherein also - In which ordinance, or by virtue of that which is signified by the ordinance. Ye are risen with him - From the death of sin to the life of religion; Notes, Romans 6:4-5; compare the notes at Ephesians 2:5-6. Through the faith of the operation of God - By a firm belief on the agency of God in raising him up; that is, a belief of the fact that God has raised him from the dead. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 There is a philosophy which rightly exercises our reasonable faculties; a study of the works of God, which leads us to the knowledge of God, and confirms our faith in him. But there is a philosophy which is vain and deceitful; and while it pleases men's fancies, hinders their faith: such are curious speculations about things above us, or no concern to us. Those who walk in the way of the world, are turned from following Christ. We have in Him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Having been buried with Him in baptism: In a similar passage (Romans 6:3–6), Paul emphasizes the strong identity between believers and Christ. In God's view, we were truly with Him during his burial and resurrection. So we gain the benefits of his actions for us. Paul can connect this identification with Christ to baptism. This is because, in the early church, water baptism was closely related to conversion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Translate, "Having been buried with Him in your baptism." The past participle is here coincident in time with the preceding verb, "ye were (Greek) circumcised." Baptism is regarded as the burial of the old carnal life, to which the act of immersion symbolically corresponds; and in warm climates where immersion is safe, it is the mode most accordant with the significance of the ordinance; but the spirit of the ordinance is kept by affusion, where…Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 2:12

• Baptism
• Burial
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Power
• Regeneration
• Resurrection

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Commentaries on Colossians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings