Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Colossians 1:2
The saints — This word expresses their union with God. And brethren — This, their union with their fellow — Christians.
The saints — This word expresses their union with God. And brethren — This, their union with their fellow — Christians.
COLOSSIANS 1:2 h`mw/n {A} After h`mw/n the Textus Receptus adds kai. kuri,ou VIhsou/ Cristou/, with a A C G I 88 614 _Byz Lect al_; the same addition is found also in other witnesses with a second h`...
Verse Colossians 1:2. _TO THE SAINTS_] Those who professed Christianity. Ephesians 1:1. _WHICH ARE AT COLOSSE_] Instead of εν κολοσσαις, at Colosse, or among the Colossians, ABC, and many other exce...
GRACE BE UNTO YOU - See the notes at Romans 1:7....
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...
COLOSSIANS 1:1 F. SALUTATION. Paul, Christ's apostle by the will of God, writes with Timothy to the consecrated people and loyal brethren in Christ who are at Colossæ....
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...
Grace be to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you in our prayers; for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love you ha...
SAINTS, See Acts 9:13. FAITHFUL. App-150. IN. App-104. CHRIST. App-98. AT. in, as above. GRACE. App-184. UNTO. to. FROM. App-104, FATHER. App-98. AND, &c. Omit, with most of the texts....
_to the saints_ HOLY ONES; persons possessed of holiness, separated from sin to God. It is true that this is the language of "charitable presumption" (Pearson, _Exposition of the Creed_, Art. ix. p. 3...
ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΙ͂Σ א (A hiatus) BD; Κολοσσαῖς KP. ἈΠῸ ΘΕΟΥ͂ ΠΑΤΡῸΣ ἩΜΩ͂Ν BDKL amiat. fuldensis. Both Origen and Chrysostom expressly. Text. Rec. adds ΚΑῚ ΚΥΡΊΟΥ ἸΗΣΟΥ͂ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ͂ with אAC etc. Clementine Vulg....
1, 2. _Salutation_ (Colossians 1:1) Paul, Christ Jesus’ Envoy by God’s will, and Timothy, one of the Brotherhood, (Colossians 1:2) to those in Colossae who are at once consecrated to God and faithful...
ΈΝ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΪ́Σ (G1722; G2857 в Колоссах. Город Малой Азии, расположенный на южном берегу реки Лик в долине, неподалеку от Лаодикии и Иераполя (ABD, 1:1089; DPL, 147-52; Dunn, 20-23). Описывая поход Кс...
TO THE SAINTS AND FAITHFUL BRETHREN— _To the holy and faithful brethren._ They might receive this appellation of _holy,_ not only on account of their strong attachment to the purity of the Christian f...
OUTLINE OF 1:1-13 A. Introductory; Colossians 1:1-13 1. Author; Colossians 1:1. Recipients; Colossians 1:2 a. Greetings;...
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. COLOSSE. So 'Aleph (') Delta G f g, Vulgate. But in...
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...
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...
FAITHFUL] better, 'believing.' AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST] RV rightly omits. FULL ASSURANCE] RM 'fulness.' TO THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, etc.] RV, better, 'that they may know the mystery of God, _even_ Chris...
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...
FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. — The best MSS. show here, that the salutation should run simply “from God the Father,” thus varying from St. Paul’s otherwise universal phraseology. Suc...
CHAPTER 1 THE WRITER AND THE READERS Colossians 1:1 (R.V.) We may say that each of Paul's greater epistles has in it one salient thought. In that to the Romans, it is justification by faith; in Ephe...
SALUTATION OF PAUL AND TIMOTHY TO THE CHRISTIANS OF COLOSSÆ....
Paul does not address the Church as a Church. This has been explained by the fact that he stood in no official relation to the community, and therefore addressed individuals. But he does not mention t...
THE GOSPEL BEARING FRUIT Colossians 1:1 The saints are men of faith, for their holiness is derived from Christ, but they are also faithful men, and will not betray their trust. _Grace_ is the Greek a...
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...
To the Faithful brethren in Colossae The words "saints and faithful brethren" describe one group of people. Christ's blood was shed so that He might set apart a people for His service (Titus 2:14). Th...
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at (b) Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (b) Colosse is situated in Phrygia, not far from...
(1) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, (2) To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Fat...
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...
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...
TO THE SAINTS AND FAITHFUL BRETHREN IN CHRIST,.... This is the inscription of the epistle, in which the persons wrote unto are described as "saints", or holy men; not by birth, for all are unholy and...
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace _be_ unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Ver. 2. _Which are at Colosse_] A city in Phrygia, s...
_Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ_ To convince the Colossians that all the things contained in this epistle were dictated by the Spirit of God, and therefore were at once infallibly true, and deeply i...
To obtain the greatest and richest of all blessings for himself and his fellow-Christians, Paul, under the guidance of the Holy Ghost, was in the habit of seeking them from God our Father and the Lord...
THE OPENING SALUTATION....
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...
Salutation - 1:1-2 1PAUL, AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST BY THE WILL OF GOD, AND TIMOTHY OUR BROTHER, Paul is the primary apostle to the Gentiles. He was a chosen, special apostle. An apostle is "one se...
TO THE SAINTS AND FAITHFUL BRETHREN IN CHRIST THAT ARE AT COLOSSAE: GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER. 'TO THE SAINTS' -Every Christian is. saint for every Christian has been set apart by th...
1-8 All true Christians are brethren one to another. Faithfulness runs through every character and relation of the Christian life. Faith, hope, and love, are the three principal graces in the Christi...
TO THE SAINTS: SEE POOLE ON "PHILIPPIANS 1:1". AND FAITHFUL BRETHREN IN CHRIST: SEE POOLE ON "PHILIPPIANS 4:21". WHICH ARE AT COLOSSE: see the Argument: (SEE POOLE ON "COLOSSIANS 1:1".) Grace be
Cyprian Treatise IV On the Lord's Prayer Wherefore the apostle anxiously and carefully warns us, saying, "Continue in prayer, and watch in the same; "[88]...
Colossians 1:2 saints G40 and G2532 faithful G4103 brethren G80 in G1722 Christ G5547 in G1722 Colosse G2857 Grace...
OPENING GREETING (COLOSSIANS 1:1) ‘Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae.' As usual Paul begins...
_Address and Greeting_ Comp. on Ephesians 1:1-2, which closely resembles this passage. Colossians 1:1. PAUL, etc. The writer designates himself in precisely the same terms as in Ephesians 1:1. On the...
AT COLOSSAE (εν Κολοσσαις). The spelling is uncertain, the MSS. differing in the title (Κολασσαεις) and here (Κολοσσαις). Colossae was a city of Phrygia on the Lycus, the tributaries of which brough...
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...
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...
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...
FROM PAUL, WHO BY GOD'S WILL IS AN APOSTLE. Not elected or appointed, but chosen by God. AND FROM OUR BROTHER TIMOTHY. Paul's other letters written at this time, show that Timothy was in Rome. He is m...
_Paul an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God._ The assertion of St. Paul that the afflictions of the faithful “work together for good” is verified by constant experience (Romans 8:28; Psalms 11...
_To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ._ SAINTS I. Their character. Holy persons. The idea is derived from the sacred vessels of the temple, which might not be appropriated to common uses. I...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:2 COLOSSAE. A city in Phrygia, in the Roman province of Asia. It was on the Lycus River just over 100 miles (161 km) east of Ephesus....
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:1 Greeting. As he often does, Paul begins by asking God to pour out his grace and peace upon the Colossians. ⇐
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 1:2. TO THE SAINTS AND FAITHFUL BRETHREN.—We may observe that such a phrase is characteristic of St. Paul’s later epistles; in the earlier it was “to the Ch...
EXPOSITION COLOSSIANS 1:1 SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner, with a _salutation _(Colossians 1:1, Colossians 1:
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...
1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Peter 1:2;...
Colossae. The form of the name appears to have been both Kolossai and Kolassai, the former being probably the earlier. The city was in Phrygia, in the valley of the Lycus, about ten or twelve miles be...
VISIONS OF GOD'S PURPOSES IN CHRIST Colossians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As an introduction to our study in the Pauline Epistle to the Colossians, we thought it would be worth the while to observe Pau...