Colossians 2:14-15 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

Philosophy. I. FALSE PHILOSOPHY . "Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit." It was a real danger (as the expression bears) against which the apostle warns the Colossians. He refers indefinitely to the teachers (any one), but he strikingly describes what their work would be. The work of the Christian teachers on them in their heathen state, as described in Colossians 1:13 , Colossians 1:14 , had been a deliverance, a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

The complete man. The one thought around which we may let the many, varied, and some of them strange ideas of this paragraph gather, is the conception of the complete man. The words teach us— I. THAT THE COMPLETE MAN IS NOT LED AWAY BY ERROR IN THOUGHT OR BY EVIL IN LIFE . Any one who is so led is incomplete. And the apostle is here warning his readers to be on their guard, test, having once been emancipated from such captivity, they should be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:11-15

Purity, pardon, and victory through Christ. Errors in religion, when taught sincerely, are intended to secure spiritual blessings ( e.g. purity by austerities; peace of conscience and assurance of pardon by confession and priestly absolution). But the truth of our completeness in Christ strikes at the root of all such errors, for it assures us that all the blessings we can need may be gained direct from him. In Colossians 2:10 we learn that the headship of Christ is our guarantee that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:13-15

The atonement and its blessed results. "And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he quicken together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses." These words add no new thoughts to the passage, but are a more detailed explanation of the matters involved in the work of Christ in the soul. I. CONSIDER THE PERSONAL QUICKENING OUT OF A STATE OF DEATH AND DEFILEMENT . 1 . The condition of all men by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:14

Having blotted out the bond (that was) against us with (or, written in ) decrees, which was opposed to us ( Ephesians 2:14-16 ; Romans 3:9-26 ; Romans 7:7-14 ; 2 Corinthians 5:19 ; Galatians 3:10-22 ; 1 Corinthians 15:56 ; Acts 13:38 , Acts 13:39 ). The ancients commonly used wax tablets in writing, and the flat end of the pointed stylus drawn over the writing smeared it out (expunged) and so cancelled it (comp. Acts 3:19 ; Psalms 51:9 ; Isaiah 43:25 , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:15

Having stripped off the principalities and the dominions (Co Colossians 1:16 ; Colossians 2:10 ; Acts 7:38 , Acts 7:53 ; Galatians 3:19 ; Hebrews 1:5 , Hebrews 1:7 , Hebrews 1:14 ; Hebrews 2:2 , Hebrews 2:5 ; Deuteronomy 33:2 ; Psalms 68:17 ). απεκδυσάμενος has been rendered, from the time of the Latin Vulgate, "having spoiled" ( exspolians ) , a rendering which is "not less a violation of St. Paul's usage ( Colossians 3:9 ) than of grammatical rule"... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:14

Blotting out the handwriting - The word rendered handwriting means something written by the hand, a manuscript; and here, probably, the writings of the Mosaic law, or the law appointing many ordinances or observances in religion. The allusion is probably to a written contract, in which we bind ourselves to do any work, or to make a payment, and which remains in force against us until the bond is cancelled. That might be done, either by blotting out the names, or by drawing lines through it, or,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:15

And having spoiled - Plundered as a victorious army does a conquered country. Notes, Colossians 2:8. The terms used in this verse are all military, and the idea is, that Christ has completely subdued our enemies by his death. A complete victory was achieved by his death, so that every thing is now in subjection to him, and we have nothing to fear.Principalities and powers - Notes, Ephesians 1:21; Ephesians 6:12, note. The “principalities and powers” here referred to, are the formidable enemies... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 2:13-15

Colossians 2:13-15. And you Believing Gentiles; being formerly dead in your sins Under the guilt and power of your sins, (see on Ephesians 2:1; Ephesians 2:5,) and the uncircumcision of your flesh Your corrupt and unrenewed nature, your uncircumcised heart and affections; hath he God the Father; quickened Brought you out of that state by infusing into you spiritual life: together with him Through the merit of Christ’s death, and in conformity to his resurrection; having... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 2:6-15

2:6-3:4 FALSE VIEWS LEAD TO BONDAGEFreedom through Christ (2:6-15)Again Paul reminds the believers that receiving Christ is only the beginning of the Christian life. There must be continual growth through building the life on him (6-7).The Colossians know that God has freed them from the powers of evil (see 1:13). If, then, they turn and accept a religion powered by the unseen spiritual forces of evil, they are placing themselves in bondage once again (8). Christ needs no angelic powers to help... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:11-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 2:13-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 2:6-15

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