Tree of Life Version
Colossians 2:12
12You were buried along with Him in immersion, through which you also were raised with Him by trusting in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.
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 in Him you have been filled to fullness. He is the head over every ruler and authority. 11In Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision done not by hand, in the stripping away of the body of the flesh through the circumcision of Messiah. You were buried along with Him in immersion, through which you also were raised with Him by trusting in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. 13When you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him when He pardoned us all our transgressions. 14He wiped out the handwritten record of debts with the decrees against us, which was hostile to us. He took it away by nailing it to the cross.
Read all of Colossians 2Colossians 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 together with Him through immersion into death—in order that just as Messiah was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
- Romans 6:3Or do you not know that all of us who were immersed into Messiah Yeshua were immersed into His death?
- 1 Corinthians 12:13For in one Ruach we were all immersed into one body—whether Jewish or Greek, slave or free—and all were made to drink of one Ruach.
- Galatians 3:27For all of you who were immersed in Messiah have clothed yourselves with Messiah.
- Ephesians 4:5one Lord, one faith, one immersion;
- Hebrews 6:2of teaching about immersions, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
- 1 Peter 3:21Corresponding to that, immersion now brings you to safety—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but a pledge to God of a good conscience—through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua.
- Colossians 3:1Therefore, if you have been raised up with Messiah, keep seeking the things above—where Messiah is, sitting at the right hand of God.
- Romans 6:8Now if we have died with Messiah, we believe that we shall also live with Him.
- Romans 7:4Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you also were made dead to the Torah through the body of Messiah, so that you might be joined to another—the One who was raised from the dead—in order that we might bear fruit for God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:20But now Messiah has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
- Ephesians 1:20This power He exercised in Messiah when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in heaven.
- Ephesians 2:4But God was rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us.
- Ephesians 5:14for everything made visible is light. This is why it says, “Wake up, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Messiah will shine on you.”
- 1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Messiah suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same attitude. For the one who has suffered in the flesh is finished with sin.
- Luke 17:5Then the emissaries 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
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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
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