Bible Strong
Explore
Open the app
Colossians 3

Colossians

NASB2020

Français

English

Original languages and others

Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeStrong’s numbers

Reading mode

New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 3:12-25

12SoG3767, as those who have been 1chosenG1588 of GodG2316, holyG40 and belovedG25, 2putG1746 onG1746 a 3heartG4698 of compassionG3628, kindnessG5544, 4humilityG5012, gentlenessG4240, and 56patienceG3115; 137bearingG430 with oneG240 anotherG240, and 8forgivingG5483 eachG1438 otherG1438, whoeverG1437G5100 hasG2192 a complaintG3437 againstG4314 anyoneG5100; 9justG2531 asG2531 the LordG2962 forgaveG5483 you, soG3779 must you do alsoG2532. 14In additionG1909 to allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 put on loveG26, whichG3739 is 1011the perfectG5047 bondG4886 ofG4886 12unityG4886. 15Let 13the peaceG1515 of ChristG5547, to whichG3739 you were 14indeedG2532 calledG2564 in 15oneG1520 bodyG4983, 16ruleG1018 in your heartsG2588; and 17be thankfulG2170. 16Let 18the wordG3056 of 19ChristG5547 richlyG4146 dwellG1774 withinG1722 you, 20with allG3956 wisdomG4678 21teachingG1321 and admonishingG3560 22oneG1438 anotherG1438 23with psalmsG5568, hymnsG5215, and spiritualG4152 songsG5603, 24singingG103 with thankfulnessG5485 in your heartsG2588 to GodG2316. 1725WhateverG3956 you doG4160 in wordG3056 orG2228 deedG2041, do everythingG3956 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, 26givingG2168 thanksG2168 throughG1223 Him to GodG2316 the FatherG3962.

1827WivesG1135, 28beG5293 subjectG5293 to your husbandsG435, as is fittingG433 in the LordG2962. 1929HusbandsG435, loveG25 your wivesG1135 and do not becomeG4087 bitterG4087 againstG4314 them. 2030ChildrenG5043, obeyG5219 your parentsG1118 in everythingG3956, for thisG3778 is pleasingG2101 31to the LordG2962. 2132FathersG3962, do not 33antagonizeG2042 your childrenG5043, soG2443 thatG2443 they will not becomeG120 discouragedG120.

223435SlavesG1401, obeyG5219 thoseG3588 who are your 36humanG4561 mastersG2962 in everythingG3956, 37not with 38eye-serviceG3787, as people-pleasersG441, but with sincerityG572 of heartG2588, fearingG5399 the LordG2962. 23WhateverG3739G1437 you doG4160, doG2038 your workG2038 39heartilyG5590, 40as for the LordG2962 and not for peopleG444, 2441knowingG3609 that it is from the LordG2962 that you will receiveG618 the rewardG469 42of 43the inheritanceG2817. It is the LordG2962 ChristG5547 whom you 44serveG1398. 25For 45the one who doesG91 wrongG91 will receiveG2865 the consequences of the wrongG91 whichG3739 he has doneG91, and 4647that withoutG3756 partialityG4382.

Read all of Colossians 3

Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 3:12 Luke 18:7 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:24 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 3:12 Luke 1:78; Gal 5:22f; Phil 2:1 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 3:12 I.e., forbearance toward others ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 3:12 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 6:6 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 3:13 Eph 4:2 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 3:14 Eph 4:3 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 3:14 John 17:23; Heb 6:1 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 3:15 John 14:27 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 3:15 Or also ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 3:15 Or be in control in ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 3:16 Rom 10:17; Eph 5:26; 1 Thess 1:8 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 3:16 One early ms the Lord ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 3:16 Or in ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 3:16 Col 1:28 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 3:16 Or one another, singing with psalms... ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 3:16 Eph 5:19 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 3:16 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 3:17 1 Cor 10:31 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 3:17 Eph 5:20; Col 3:15 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 3:18 Col 3:18-4:1: Eph 5:22-6:9 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 3:18 Eph 5:22 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 3:19 Eph 5:25; 1 Pet 3:7 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 3:20 Eph 6:1 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 3:20 Lit in ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 3:21 Eph 6:4 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 3:21 Or provoke to anger ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 3:22 I.e., slaves in first-century Roman culture ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:5 ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 3:22 Lit masters according to flesh ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:6 ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 3:22 I.e., working only when watched ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 3:23 Eph 6:7 ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 3:24 Eph 6:8 ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 3:24 I.e., consisting of ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 3:24 Acts 20:32; 1 Pet 1:4 ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 3:24 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 3:25 Eph 6:8 ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 3:25 Lit there is no partiality ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 3:25 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34; Eph 6:9 ↩

Commentaries on Colossians 3

New American Standard Bible 2020 — © 1960–2020 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.