THEIR RECONCILIATION WILL RESULT IN THE PRESENTATION OF THEMSELVES AS BLAMELESS BEFORE GOD, IF THEY ARE STEADFAST IN THE GOSPEL THEY HAVE HEARD, WHICH IS NO OTHER THAN THAT PREACHED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
COLOSSIANS 1:22 avpokath,llaxen {C} The conflicting textual phenomena of this verse are difficult to resolve. On the one hand, the reading avpokath,llaxen is well supported (a A C Dc K nearly all min...
Verse 22. _IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH_] By Christ's assumption of a human body, and dying for man, he has made an atonement for sin, through which men become reconciled to God and to each other. _TO PR...
IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH THROUGH DEATH - The death of his body, or his death in making an atonement, has been the means of producing this reconciliation. It: (1) Removed the obstacles to reconciliatio...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PERSON OF CHRIST, His GLORY AND His WORK CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Colossians 1:1)_ 2. The prayer (Colossians 1:9) 3. The person and glory of Christ, Head o...
APPLICATION OF THE FOREGOING TO THE COLOSSIANS. Of this reconciliation the Colossians too are beneficiaries. At one time estranged from God, their works had been evil and their spiritual attitude host...
CHRISTIAN GREETINGS (Colossians 1:1) _ 1:1 This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and from Timothy, the brother, to the dedicated people of God and faithful brothe...
He is the image of the invisible God, begotten before all creation, because by him all things were created, in heaven and upon earth, the things which are visible and the things which are invisible, w...
PRESENT. See 1 Corinthians 8:8. UNBLAMEABLE. See Ephesians 1:4. UNREPROVEABLE. unimpeachable. See 1 Corinthians 1:8....
_in the body_ Cp. for this word in a similar connexion Romans 7:4; Hebrews 10:10. And see Matthew 26:26 (and parallels); 1 Corinthians 10:16
ἈΠΟΚΑΤΉΛΛΑΞΕΝ אACDCKL(P), Vulg. Syrr. Boh.; ἀποκατηλλάγητε B (17 ἀποκατηλλακηται) appy Hilary of Poitiers; ἀποκαταλλαγέντες D*FGRG, Irenint. Ambrst. The participle is almost certainly due to the anal...
15–23. _The nature, office, and work of Him into whose sovereignty they have been removed_ (Colossians 1:15-20), _together with a further statement of the meaning and aim of their emancipation_ (Colos...
ΝΥΝΊ (G3570) теперь, ΆΠΟΚΑΤΗΛΛΆΓΗΤΕ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΆΠΟΚΑΤΑΛΆΣΣΩ, _см._ Colossians 1:20. Гл. имеет сотериологическое значение, которое включает в себя как преодоление космической вражды под госп...
DISCOURSE: 2170 SANCTIFICATION THE END OF REDEMPTION Colossians 1:21. _You, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh t...
IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH, &C.— That body, or mortal flesh, which he was pleased to assume, that he might be capable of suffering. See Ephesians 2:16; Ephesians 5:27 and Colossians 1:10 of the present...
20. AND THROUGH HIM TO RECONCILE ALL THINGS UNTO HIMSELF, HAVING MADE PEACE THROUGH THE BLOOD OF HIS CROSS; THROUGH HIM, I _SAY,_ WHETHER THINGS UPON THE EARTH, OR THINGS IN THE HEAVENS. 21. AND YOU,...
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH - the element in which His reconciling sufferings had place. Com...
1 "Paul, a commissioner of Christ Jesus," introduces us to a glorified Christ in heaven and invokes the authority vested in Paul as His legate. Contrast the character assumed by Paul in Philippians. 4...
1:22 through (b-7) _ Dia_ , the instrumental power. it, (e-18) i.e. 'the fulness,' ver. 19. irreproachable (f-16) 'One against whom no charge can be brought,' as Titus 1:6 ,Titus 1:7 ....
THE SUPREMACY AND ALL-SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST 1-8. Salutation to the Colossian Christians, and thanksgiving for the news of their spiritual state. PARAPHRASE. '(1, 2) Paul and Timothy salute the saints...
BODY OF HIS FLESH] as against the false teachers who thought non-incarnate angels could redeem. 24—C. COLOSSIANS 2:3. Paul's sufferings, labours, and anxieties for the Church. PARAPHRASE. '(24-26) I...
CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED THE COLOSSIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. INTRODUCTION THE WRITER Paul wrote this letter. He was in...
[2. The Doctrine of Christ. (1) His SALVATION AND REDEMPTION of us all (Colossians 1:13). (2) His NATURE AS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the creator and sustainer of all things heavenly and eart...
IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH. — There seems to be some emphasis on the word “flesh:” just as in the parallel of Ephesians 2:16, the expression is “in one body,” with a characteristic emphasis on the word...
CHAPTER 1 THE RECONCILING SON Colossians 1:19 (R.V.) These words correspond to those which immediately precede them, inasmuch as they present the same sequence, and deal with Christ in His relation...
CHAPTER 1 THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF RECONCILIATION AND ITS HUMAN CONDITIONS Colossians 1:22 (R.V.) THE Apostle has been sketching in magnificent outline a vast system, which we may almost call the sch...
LABORING TO PERFECT THE CHURCH Colossians 1:21 How wonderful is God! His scheme of grace embraces the world of men, but He can concentrate on individual souls as unworthy as ours. You… hath He reconc...
This letter is correlative to the Ephesians, and shows the glory of the Head of the Church as at her disposal. After expressing his thankfulness for the faith, love, and hope of the saints, Paul tells...
Paul said the Colossian Christians were separated from God and became His enemies because of the wickedness with which they had filled their minds. Minds filled with wickedness caused them to involve...
In the body of his (p) flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: (p) In that fleshly body, to show us that his body was not an unreal body, but a real o...
(21) And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled (22) In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable and unre...
The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
22._In the body of his flesh. _The expression is in appearance absurd, but the _body of his flesh _means that human body, which the Son of God had in common with us. He meant, therefore, to intimate,...
The Epistle to the Colossians looks at the Christian as risen with Christ, but not, as in that to the Ephesians, as sitting in heavenly places in Christ. A hope is laid up for him in heaven; he is to...
IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH THROUGH DEATH,.... Or "through his death", as the Alexandrian copy and some others, and all the Oriental versions, read. These words express the means by which that reconcilia...
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: Ver. 22. _To present you holy and unblameable_] By his righteousness imputed and imparted;...
_And you_ Colossians, in particular, with all other Gentiles; _that were sometime_ Greek, ποτε, _once, formerly; alienated_ Estranged from the knowledge, love, and life of the one living and true God,...
IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH THROUGH DEATH; by his propitiatory death on the cross in human nature. TO PRESENT; to present you before God, as the final result of his work of redemption. Ephesians 1:4. In...
IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH THROUGH DEATH, TO PRESENT YOU HOLY AND UNBLAMABLE AND UNREPROVABLE IN HIS SIGHT,...
The application of these truths to the Christians of Colossae:...
THE SALUTATION (vs.1-2) Paul writes with apostolic authority and by the will of God, so that total subjection to what he writes is rightly called for on the part of believers. Yet he adds, "and Timot...
God's Purpose for the Colossians - 1:21-23 21AND YOU, WHO ONCE WERE ALIENATED AND ENEMIES IN YOUR MIND BY WICKED WORKS, YET NOW HE HAS RECONCILED In the past you were a stranger from God himself. Yo...
YET NOW HATH HE RECONCILED IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH THROUGH DEATH, TO PRESENT YOU HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH AND UNREPROVEABLE BEFORE HIM: 'IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH' -A body which consisted of flesh ...
15-23 Christ in his human nature, is the visible discovery of the invisible God, and he that hath seen Him hath seen the Father. Let us adore these mysteries in humble faith, and behold the glory of...
IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH THROUGH DEATH; the means whereby their reconciliation to God was purchased, (which they had particularly applied by faith, COLOSSIANS 1:4), was the sacrifice of that fleshy (n...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V But you must not on this account suppose that on every mention of His body the term is only a metaphor, instead of meaning real flesh. For he says above that we are...
Colossians 1:22 in G1722 body G4983 His G846 flesh G4561 through G1223 death G2288 present G3936 (G5658) you...
REDEEMED MANKIND MADE PERFECT BEFORE HIM (COLOSSIANS 1:21). Now the general statement is applied to the particular situation. Those who respond will be made complete. There can be no peace-making wit...
‘And you, being in time past alienated, and enemies in your mind in your evil works, yet now has He reconciled, in the body of his flesh through death to present you holy and without blemish and unrep...
I. DOCTRINAL PART: CHRIST THE HEAD OF ALL THINGS. This division of the Epistle resembles the doctrinal part of Ephesians (chaps, 1-3.); but here the Person of Christ is more prominent; there Christ as...
Colossians 1:22. IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH. Historically and locally ‘in' the human body of the Son of God made flesh, the reconciliation was effected. The peculiar phrase is due, either to the emphasi...
2. _The Apostles Prayer for their Progress in the Knowledge of Christ as Head of all Things_. The Apostle's thanksgiving is naturally followed by the mention of his petition for the Colossians. The im...
YET NOW (νυν δε). Sharpened contrast with emphatic form of νυν, "now" being not at the present moment, but in the present order of things in the new dispensation of grace in Christ.HATH HE RECONCIL...
Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from...
CONTENTS: Apostolic greeting and prayer. The superiority of Christ. His reconciling work. The mystery of His indwelling. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Epaphras. CONCLUSION: He...
Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ._ This is noticed in 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2. He generally opens his addresses to the churches much in the same form of benediction, for...
BY MEANS OF THE PHYSICAL DEATH OF HIS SON. Not God - but rather men and women are changed through the physical death of Christ. Without Christ and the Cross, there could be no Good News! God has made...
_For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell._ THE RECONCILING SON I. As before we have Christ in relation to God. 1. In the use of the term “fulness,” which was a very important...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:21 Reconciliation to God. Paul explains the meaning of reconciliation for the church. ⇐...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 1:21. YOU, THAT WERE SOMETIME ALIENATED.—Does not mean, of course, occasionally alienated, but as the R.V. gives it, “being in time past alienated”—up to th...
EXPOSITION COLOSSIANS 1:1 SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner, with a _salutation _(Colossians 1:1, Colossians 1:
Shall we turn in our Bibles tonight to Colossians, chapter one. The city of Colosse, was in the area known as Pergia, a part of Asia Minor. A couple of other churches are greeted by Paul in this epist...
1 Thessalonians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Peter 3:14; Ephesians 1:4;...
Body of His flesh. Which consisted of flesh; without which there could have been no death (see next clause). To present [π α ρ α σ τ η σ α ι]. Purpose of the reconciliation. Compare Romans 8:30. See o...
THE GREAT CREATOR Colossians 1:16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are entering upon a most wonderful portion of Scripture. It has several very vital things to say, both about Christ, and about us, the servan...
By the body of his flesh — So distinguished from his body, the church. The body here denotes his entire manhood. Through death — Whereby he purchased the reconciliation which we receive by faith. To p...