Colossians 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:5-11

Mortification after death. Paul, having spoken of our death to earthly things and of our heavenly life, speaks next of mortification as succeeding death. It seems at first sight strange, yet, when analyzed, it is seen to convey most important truth. To quote from Coder's 'Etudes Bibliques:' "When this apostle [Paul] wishes to teach us how one may attempt to die to sin and to live to God, see how he expresses himself: 'Reckon that you are dead to sin and living unto God in Jesus Christ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:5-11

Dying before rising. There is an alternating between dying and rising. Having carried out the idea of rising, the apostle goes back to the idea of dying; and, before this paragraph is concluded, he goes back to the idea of rising. I. MORTIFYING OF OUR MEMBERS WITH REFERENCE TO TWO SINS . "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth." It is not a ground of condemnation that our members are upon the earth. The idea is simply the members through which we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:5-11

Death to evil. The central thought around which the strange and striking ideas of these sentences gather is "Death to evil." St. Paul exhorts us to put evil to death, to make a corpse of it. Here we have truly "Mors janua vitae." We inquire— I. IN WHAT THIS DEATH CONSISTS . "Put to death your members which are upon the earth." The meaning seems to be the same as Christ's command, "If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out," etc. Neither Christ's nor Paul's injunction can mean... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:8-9

A warning against social sins. The sins already noticed are personal; the sins now to be specified arise in connection with man's social relationships. "But now put ye also away all these: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth. Lie not one to another." These sins, again, divide themselves into two classes—three of each: I. SINS OF INWARD FEELING . "Anger, wrath, malice." 1 . Anger and wrath. There is an anger that is righteous. "Be angry and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:8-11

The new life in Christ the death warrant to old sins. The apostle still employs the most powerful motives possible in his exhortations to personal holiness. His figures and illustrations vary ("Ye died; ye were raised with Christ; therefore put your sins to death." "Ye put off your old nature and put on a new nature; therefore put away your old sins" ) . I. OLD SINS TO BE PUT AWAY . From the sins of the flesh Paul passes on to sins of the spirit and the tongue. There... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:9

Lie not one to another, having stripped off the old man with his deeds ( Ephesians 4:14 , Ephesians 4:15 ; 20-25; 1 Timothy 1:6 ; Revelation 21:8 ; Colossians 2:11 ; Romans 6:6 ; Romans 8:12 , Romans 8:13 ; Galatians 5:16 , Galatians 5:24 ). The imperatives of Colossians 3:5 and Colossians 3:8 were aorists, enjoining a single, decisive act; this is present, as in Colossians 3:1 , Colossians 3:2 , Colossians 3:15 , Colossians 3:18 , etc., giving a rule of life.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:9-10

The ground of these practical precepts. "Seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him who created him." We have here the negative and the positive aspects of the great spiritual change effected in conversion. I. THE NEGATIVE ASPECT OF CONVERSION . "Ye have put off the old man with his deeds." 1 . The old man is the old unconverted self, strong in his deeds of sin. His... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:9

Lie not one to another - Notes, Ephesians 4:25.Seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds - Your former corrupt and evil nature; Notes, Ephesians 4:22. The reason for putting away lying, stated in Ephesians 4:25, is, that we “are members one of another” - or are brethren. The reason assigned here is, that we have put off the old man with his deeds. The sense is, that lying is one of the fruits of sin. It is that which the corrupt nature of man naturally produces; and when that is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 3:8-11

Colossians 3:8-11. But now ye also Being converted to the pure, peaceable, and devout religion of the Lord Jesus; put off Mortify; all these corrupt passions and lusts; anger, &c. See on Ephesians 4:31; blasphemy Or evil speaking, as the word may be properly rendered; for it includes not only impious speeches with regard to God, which is the highest degree of malignant language, but all railing and reproachful speeches against our fellow-creatures, and even speaking of the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 3:5-17

3:5-4:6 THE CHRISTIAN’S NEW LIFEOld and new habits (3:5-17)Not only do Christians believe that through Christ’s death they have died to sin, but they must also show it to be true in their daily lives. They must make every effort to put away the old selfish habits that God hates, from obvious sins such as sexual immorality to hidden sins such as greed and other uncontrolled desires (5-7). They must control the tongue and discipline personal behaviour. This renewing of their lives is not... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:5-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:5-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:5-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:9-10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 3:8-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Colossians 3:5-17

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