Colossians 3:4

Colossians 3:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

Context of Colossians 3:4

2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.

Colossians 3:4 word by word

ὅταν ὁ Χριστὸς φανερωθῇ, ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν, τότε καὶ ὑμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ φανερωθήσεσθε ἐν δόξῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• shall appearφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391

Cross-references for Colossians 3:4

• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;
• John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• John 20:31But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
• Acts 3:15You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
• Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
• 2 Timothy 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,
• 1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
• 1 John 5:12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
• Revelation 2:7Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
• 1 Timothy 6:14to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• 2 Timothy 4:8Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
• Hebrews 9:28so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
• 1 John 2:28And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.
• 1 John 3:2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Commentaries on Colossians 3:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4When Christ, who is our life - When Christ comes to judge the world, ye shall appear with him in his glory, and in an eternal state of blessedness.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4When Christ, who is our life - Notes, John 1:4; John 11:25, note. Shall appear - In the day when he shall come to judge the world. Then shall ye also appear with him in glory - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. Christians shall then be raised from the dead, and ascend with the Redeemer to heaven.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4you died: See 2:20. What is now hidden will be revealed one day (compare 1:26). We cannot see Christ sitting at the right hand of God or that we have new life with Christ. But by faith in the good news, we know these things are true. When Christ returns in glory, everyone will see his supremacy. Then our relationship to him will become direct experience.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Translate, "When Christ shall be manifested who is our life (Joh 11:25; 14:6, 19), then shall ye also with Him be manifested in glory" (1Pe 4:13). The spiritual life our souls have now in Him shall be extended to our bodies (Ro 8:11). then--and not till then. Those err who think to find a perfect Church before then. The true Church is now militant. Rome errs in trying to set up a Church now regnant and triumphant. The true Church shall be visible as a…Read the comment

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• Glory
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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