Darby Bible
Colossians 3:6
Colossians 3:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
- New International Version (NIV)Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
- English Standard Version (ESV)On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,
Context of Colossians 3:6
4When the Christ is manifested who [is] our life, then shall ye also be manifested with him in glory. 5Put to death therefore your members which [are] upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry. On account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7In which ye also once walked when ye lived in these things. 8But now, put off, ye also, all [these] things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.
Read all of Colossians 3Colossians 3:6 word by word
δι᾽ ἃ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας·Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Colossians 3:6
- Romans 1:18For there is revealed wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety, and unrighteousness of men holding the truth in unrighteousness.
- Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
- Revelation 22:15Without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie.
- Isaiah 57:4Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom do ye make a wide mouth, [and] draw out the tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
- Ezekiel 16:45Thou art the daughter of thy mother that loathed her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
- Ephesians 2:2in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience:
- 1 Peter 1:14as children of obedience, not conformed to [your] former lusts in your ignorance;
- 2 Peter 2:14having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin, alluring unestablished souls; having a heart practised in covetousness, children of curse;
Commentaries on Colossians 3:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The wrath of God cometh - God is angry with such persons, and he inflicts on them the punishment which they deserve.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For which things‘ sake - See the notes at Ephesians 5:6, where the same expression occurs.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 It is our duty to mortify our members which incline to the things of the world. Mortify them, kill them, suppress them, as weeds or vermin which spread and destroy all about them. Continual opposition must be made to all corrupt workings, and no provision made for carnal indulgences. Occasions of sin must be avoided: the lusts of the flesh, and the love of the world; and covetousness, which is idolatry; love of present good, and of outward…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6coming: Some manuscripts say coming on all who disobey him. In the Greek text, these words are exactly the same as in Ephesians 5:6. An early scribe might have added them here on purpose or by mistake.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (See on Ep 5:6.)Read the comment
Topics related to Colossians 3:6
In the dictionaries
Notes
- 1. Colossians 3:6 3.6 Elohim ↩
Commentaries on Colossians 3
- 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
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- 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
Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
Commentaries