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.
• New International Version (NIV)When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will 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.

Context of Colossians 3:4

2Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 3For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory. 5So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. 6Because of these sins, the anger 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 told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.
• John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
• John 20:31But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
• Acts 3:15You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!
• Galatians 2:20My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
• 2 Timothy 1:1This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus.
• 1 John 1:1We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life.
• 1 John 5:12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.
• Revelation 2:7“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
• 1 Timothy 6:14that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
• 2 Timothy 4:8And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.
• Hebrews 9:28so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.
• 1 John 2:28And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.
• 1 John 3:2Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really 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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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