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Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:22

Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 22. Servants ] Bondservants, slaves. Cp. Eph 6:5-8; and see 1Co 7:21-22; 1Ti 6:1-2; Tit 2:9-10; Philemon; 1Pe 2:18-25; and cp. Luk 17:7-10. On the relation of the Gospel to slavery, see … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:22”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:21

Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger,] lest they be discouraged. 21. Fathers ] We may (as in Eph 6:4, where see note) equally well render Parents. Cp. Heb 11:23, in the Greek. Still, the father is the natural representative of the dual parental authority. provoke not to wrath ] Chafe, irritate. The Greek word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:21”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:20

Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 20. Children ] Cp. Eph 6:1-3. obey ] The same word as that below, Col 3:22. The wife “submits herself” as to a guiding friend; the child, and the servant, recognize in parent and master a lawful commander. Disobedience to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:20”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:19

Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them. 19. Husbands ] Cp. Eph 5:25-33 ; 1Pe 3:7. love ] A word deepened and hallowed indefinitely by the Gospel, in reference to matrimonial truth and tenderness. See our note on Eph 5:25. be not bitter ] with the wretched irritability of a supposed absolute … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:19”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:18

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 18 4:1. Universal Holiness: relative duties 18. Wives ] Cp. 1Pe 3:1-6 and the close parallel, with its large expansion, Eph 5:22, &c. The Christian Home, the masterpiece of living Christianity, is now presented as the special field for the practice … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:18”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 16. the word of Christ ] The precise phrase occurs here only. It is (surely, though Lightfoot advocates the explanation, “Christ’s word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:16”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:14

And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 14. above all these things] Or, “ upon all these things.” Perhaps the words convey both the supreme importance of love, and its relation to other graces as their embracing bond; see just below. “Love is the outer garment” (rather, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Colossians 3:14”