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Verse 21. _AND YOU, THAT WERE SOMETIME ALIENATED_] All men are
_alienated_ from God, and all are _enemies in their minds_ to him, and
show it by their _wicked works_; but this is spoken particularly...
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AND YOU, THAT WERE SOMETIME ALIENATED - In this work of reconciling
heaven and earth, you at Colossae, who were once enemies of God, have
been reached. The benefit of that great plan has been extended...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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ALIENATED. See Ephesians 2:12.
WICKED. App-128.
HATH. Omit....
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The Subject pursued: the special case of the Colossians with regard to
Redemption
21. _you_ In the Greek "_you_" is accusative, and (in the best
supported reading) the only verb to govern it is "_to r...
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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...
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ΚΑῚ ὙΜΑ͂Σ κ.τ.λ. The construction of this verse in
relation to Colossians 1:20; Colossians 1:22 is extremely uncertain,
and the uncertainty of the reading ἀποκατήλλαξεν or
ἀποκατηλλάγητε somewhat incr...
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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...
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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,...
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And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by
wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
The Colossians are included in this general reconciliation (Colossians
2:13).
SOMETIME -...
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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...
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1:21 it (e-17) i.e. 'the fulness,' ver. 19....
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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...
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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...
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ALIENATED. — Not naturally aliens, but estranged. (See Note on
Ephesians 2:12.)
BY WICKED WORKS. — Properly, _in your wicked works._ The enmity of
heart is not properly caused by wicked works, but sh...
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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...
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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...
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THIS SON IN WHOM WE HAVE OUR DELIVERANCE IS THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD,
THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE, THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS IN HEAVEN AND
EARTH, INCLUDING THE ANGELIC POWERS, AND HE IS THE GOAL FOR WHIC...
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For this verse _cf._ Ephesians 2:1; Ephesians 2:12. Usually καὶ
ὑμᾶς is made to begin a new sentence. Even with the reading
ἀποκατήλλαξεν the construction is not quite regular, but
with the probably c...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(10) And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind
by wicked works, yet now hath (o) he reconciled
(10) Sanctification is another work of God in us by Christ, in that
that he resto...
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(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...
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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...
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21._And whereas ye were formerly. _The general doctrine which he had
set forth he now applies particularly to them, that they may feel that
they are guilty of very great ingratitude, if they allow the...
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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...
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AND YOU THAT WERE SOMETIME ALIENATED,.... The general blessing of
grace and reconciliation, which belongs to the whole body of Christ,
the church universal, all the elect of God, whether in heaven or...
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And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in _your_ mind by
wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
Ver. 21. _Enemies in your mind_] Haters of God, Romans 1:30, and so,
God slayers, 1 John 3...
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_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,...
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ALIENATED; from God.
BY WICKED WORKS; literally, in wicked works, these being, as it were,
the element in which they lived....
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AND YOU, THAT WERE SOMETIME ALIENATED AND ENEMIES IN YOUR MIND BY
WICKED WORKS, YET NOW HATH HE RECONCILED...
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The application of these truths to the Christians of Colossae:...
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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...
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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...
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IN YOUR MIND BY WICKED WORKS:
Or, by your mind in wicked works...
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AND YOU, BEING IN TIME PAST ALIENATED AND ENEMIES IN YOUR MIND IN YOUR
EVIL WORKS,
'AND YOU' -i.e. the current members of the Church at Colossae.
'BEING IN TIME PAST' -Before they became Christians...
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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...
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AND YOU, THAT WERE SOMETIME ALIENATED: the particle _and, _ by a
Hebraism, is put for therefore, or wherefore, leading the Colossians
from the doctrines he had proposed, to consider their own estrange...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V
And for this cause the apostle, in the Epistle to the Colossians,
says, "And though ye were formerly alienated, and enemies to His
knowledge by evil works, yet now ye...
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Colossians 1:21 And G2532 you G5209 once G4218 were G5607 (G5752)
alienated G526 (G5772) and G2532 enemies...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...
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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...
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Colossians 1:21. In Colossians 1:21-23 the Apostle indicates how the
Colossians share in this reconciliation.
AND YOU. Comp. Ephesians 2:1. A new sentence begins here, and the
construction is regular...
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AND YOU
(κα υμας). Accusative case in a rather loose sentence, to be
explained as the object of the infinitive παραστησα in verse
Colossians 1:22 (note repeated υμας there) or as the anticipated
obj...
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RECONCILED
Reconciliation. The Greek word signifies "to change thoroughly from,"
and occurs in (Romans 5:10); (Romans 11:15); (1 Corinthians 7:11); ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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YOU WERE FAR AWAY. The evil things which mankind does and thinks makes
them the enemies of God - hostile to him and to each other. Christians
_had_ been like that, but became _new_ in Jesus Christ (2...
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_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...
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COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:21 Reconciliation to God. Paul
explains the meaning of reconciliation for the church.
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_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...
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EXPOSITION
COLOSSIANS 1:1
SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner,
with a _salutation _(Colossians 1:1, Colossians 1:
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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...
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1 Corinthians 6:9; Ephesians 2:1; Ephesians 2:12; Ephesians 2:19;...
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Enemies. To God, in the active sense.
Mind [δ ι α ν ο ι α]. See on imagination, Luke 1:51. The
spiritual seat of enmity.
By wicked works [ε ν τ ο ι ς ε γ ρ ο ι ς τ ο ι ς π ο
ν η ρ ο ι ς]. Rev., bett...
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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...
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And you that were alienated, and enemies — Actual alienation of
affection makes habitual enmity. In your mind — Both your
understanding and your affections. By wicked works — Which
continually feed an...
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St. Paul having treated of Christ's work of reconciliation in general,
in the preceding verse, in this he applies it ot the Colosssians in
particular:
Where 1. He describes to them the miserable state...