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Colossians 3 — Sermon Preparation
Paul calls believers to set their minds on things above, to put on the new self, and to live out the new life in Christ within household relationships. Below is a research summary for Colossians 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Colossians 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καρδία | kardía | G2588 | 3 | heart |
| ὑπακούω | hypakoúō | G5219 | 2 | hearken, be obedient to, obey |
| χαρίζομαι | charízomai | G5483 | 2 | deliver, forgive, give, grant |
| ἀδικέω | adikéō | G91 | 2 | hurt, injure, be an offender, be unjust |
| ἐνδύω | endýō | G1746 | 2 | array, clothe, endue, have on |
| ὀργή | orgḗ | G3709 | 2 | anger, indignation, vengeance, wrath |
| φανερόω | phaneróō | G5319 | 2 | appear, manifestly declare, manifest, shew |
How preachers through history handled this text
34 public-domain excerpts on Colossians 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The epistles most taken up in displaying the glory of the Divine grace, and magnifying the Lord Jesus, are the most particular in pressing the duties of the Christian life. We must never separate the privileges and duties of the gospel. Submission is the duty of wives. But it is submission, not to a severe lord or stern tyrant, but to her own husband, who is engaged to affectionate duty. And husbands must love their wives with tender and faithful affection. Dutiful children are the most likely to prosper. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Colossians 3:18–30 (Public Domain)
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