Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Colossians 1:26
The mystery — Namely, Christ both justifying and sanctifying gentiles, as well as Jews. Which hath been comparatively hid from former ages and past generations of men.
The mystery — Namely, Christ both justifying and sanctifying gentiles, as well as Jews. Which hath been comparatively hid from former ages and past generations of men.
Verse 26. _THE MYSTERY WHICH HATH BEEN HID_] The mystery is this: that God had designed to grant the Gentiles the same privileges with the Jews, and make them his people who were not his people. That...
EVEN THE MYSTERY - To make that mystery fully known. See this explained in the notes at Ephesians 3:2. The great doctrine that salvation was to be proclaimed to all mankind, Paul says, had been concea...
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 1:24 TO COLOSSIANS 2:3. PAUL'S OWN RELATION TO THEM AND TO THE GOSPEL. At this very time, in the midst of his sufferings, Paul is rejoicing for their sakes, and in return for their loyalty...
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...
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and in my flesh, for the sake of his body, I fill up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ. By his body, I mean the Church, of which I was made a servant...
MYSTERY. App-193, and compare Romans 16:25. HID. See 1 Corinthians 2:7, and compare Ephesians 3:9. AGES. App-129 and App-151. MADE MANIFEST. App-106....
_the mystery_ I.e. as always in N.T., a truth undiscoverable except by revelation, a holy _secret;_whether or no, when revealed, it is what we can or cannot understand. See our note on Ephesians 1:9....
24–2:5. _St Paul’s appeal based on_ (Colossians 1:24-29) _his own joy in enduring suffering in order to make known the secret of Christ’s presence in their heart, and_ (Colossians 2:1-5) _his personal...
ΤῸ ΜΥΣΤΉΡΙΟΝ. In apposition to τὸν λόγ. τ. θ. It is strange that St Paul’s language does not show more certain traces of the influence of terms derived from the many esoteric cults of his day. Wis 14:...
ΜΥΣΤΉΡΙΟΝ (G3466) тайна, нечто сокрытое и недоступное человеческому познанию, но данное Богом в откровении (Ephesians 3:3; Johnson, 231f; Lohse; Moule; O'Brien; Dunn), ΆΠΟΚΕΚΡΥΜΜΈΝΟΝ _perf. pass. par...
EVEN THE MYSTERY, &C.— See Romans 16:25.Ephesians 3:9; Ephesians 3:21....
26. EVEN THE MYSTERY WHICH HATH BEEN HID FOR AGES AND GENERATIONS: BUT NOW HATH IT BEEN MANIFESTED TO HIS SAINTS, 27. TO WHOM GOD WAS PLEASED TO MAKE KNOWN WHAT IS THE RICHES OF THE GLORY OF THIS MYST...
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: THE MYSTERY (notes, Ephesians 1:9; Ephesians 3:5) - once hidden, now revealed: redemptio...
__ The Secret of Christ 23 The scope of reconciliation is not confined to mankind: it is as broad as creation. Its proclamation was made to every creature under heaven. It is God's loving purpose to...
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...
MYSTERY] truth not to be discovered by man's unaided power, and therefore known only through divine revelation. This mystery was concealed from the ages before the world and the generations of mankind...
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...
(24-29) Here (as in Ephesians 3, in the same connection) St. Paul dwells on his own mission to set forth the universal gospel to the Gentiles. In the Ephesian Epistle this declaration is made a direct...
THE MYSTERY. — On the Scriptural sense of the word “mystery,” and its relation to the modern use of the word, see Note on Ephesians 1:9. In this passage, perhaps, most of all, it is defined with perfe...
CHAPTER 1 JOY IN SUFFERING, AND TRIUMPH IN THE MANIFESTED MYSTERY Colossians 1:24 (R.V.) There are scarcely any personal references in this Epistle, until we reach the last chapter. In this respect...
PAUL REJOICES THAT HIS SUFFERINGS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHURCH, IN WHOSE SERVICE HE FULFILS HIS DIVINELY APPOINTED TASK, OF FULLY PREACHING THE LONG HIDDEN BUT NOW REVEALED MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL,...
Partially parallel to Ephesians 3:9. How great the honour conferred on Paul is, appears from the fact that he is entrusted with the duty of declaring the long concealed secret which is the distinguish...
LABORING TO PERFECT THE CHURCH Colossians 1:21 How wonderful is God! His scheme of grace embraces the world of men, but He can concentrate on individual souls as unworthy as ours. You… hath He reconc...
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...
Paul uses the word "mystery" to describe something God had kept secret in the past and had been revealed (Romans 16:26; 1 Corinthians 2:7-10; Ephesians 3:1-10). Also, Paul usually referred to it as so...
[Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his (t) saints: (t) Whom he chose to sanctify to himself in Christ. Moreover, he says that the myste...
_The mystery of Christ's incarnation, which hath been hidden, &c. See Ephesians i. 12. and v. 4, &c. (Witham)_...
(25) Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God; (26) Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generatio...
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...
26._Hidden mystery. _Here we have a commendation of the gospel — that it is a wonderful secret of God. It is not without good reason that Paul so frequently extols the gospel by bestowing upon it the...
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...
[EVEN] THE MYSTERY WHICH HATH BEEN HID FROM AGES AND GENERATIONS,.... This is said, as explanative of the word of God; signifying that he did not mean the Scriptures in general, which are the word of...
_Even_ the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: Ver. 26. _But now is made manifest_] God hath now opened his whole heart to his saints,...
_Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you_ Endured for your benefit, having been exposed to them in consequence of my preaching the gospel to you and other Gentiles; _and fill up_ That is, whereby I f...
EVEN THE MYSTERY; added to show wherein the fulfilling of the word of God lies, namely, in unfolding the mystery, etc. The mystery is that so fully unfolded in Ephesians 2:13-22, namely, God's purpose...
EVEN THE MYSTERY WHICH HATH BEEN HID FROM AGES AND FROM GENERATIONS, BUT NOW IS MADE MANIFEST TO HIS SAINTS;...
The apostle's joy in his suffering and labor:...
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...
The Mystery of Christ - 1:26-28 26THE MYSTERY WHICH HAS BEEN HIDDEN FROM AGES AND FROM GENERATIONS, BUT NOW HAS BEEN REVEALED TO HIS SAINTS. Mystery - Thayer "a hidden thing, secret, not obvious to...
EVEN THE MYSTERY WHICH HATH BEEN HID FOR AGES AND GENERATIONS: BUT NOW HATH IT BEEN MANIFESTED TO HIS SAINTS, 'EVEN THE' -The word of God, the gospel Paul preached, that the Colossians had already h...
24-29 Both the sufferings of the Head and of the members are called the sufferings of Christ, and make up, as it were, one body of sufferings. But He suffered for the redemption of the church; we suf...
EVEN THE MYSTERY WHICH HATH BEEN HID FROM AGES AND FROM GENERATIONS; viz. that holy secret of godliness, Colossians 2:2,3 Colossians 4:3 Matthew 13:11...
Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VI And the apostle (uses these words) "The mystery which was not made known to former generations."[95] Lactantius Divine Institutes Book IV But I think t...
Colossians 1:26 mystery G3466 which G3588 hidden G613 (G5772) from G575 ages G165 and G2532 from G575 generations
‘Whereof I was made a minister (diakonos) according to the stewardship of God which was given me towards you, to fulfil the word of God, even the mystery which has been hid from all ages and generatio...
Colossians 1:26. EVEN THE MYSTERY, etc. Comp. Ephesians 1:9; Ephesians 3:4-9. Here as there the reference is not merely to the salvation of the Gentiles, but to Redemption in Christ as belonging to th...
_3. The Apostle's Joy in His Sufferings and Labor for Christ_. The need of stedfastness (Colossians 1:23) had been enforced by a reference to the Apostle's personal relation to the gospel. This though...
I. DOCTRINAL PART: CHRIST THE HEAD OF ALL THINGS. This division of the Epistle resembles the doctrinal part of Ephesians (chaps, 1-3.); but here the Person of Christ is more prominent; there Christ as...
THE MYSTERY (το μυστηριον). See on 1 Corinthians 2:7 for this interesting word from μυστης (initiate), from μυεω, to wink, to blink. The Gnostics talked much of "mysteries." Paul takes their very w...
MYSTERY (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 13:11). _...
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...
WHICH IS THE SECRET. _See_ 1 Corinthians 2:9. God revealed himself in past ages, but his final and complete revelation in Jesus Christ was kept secret, even though it was "hinted at" through the proph...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:26 THE MYSTERY refers to God’s unfolding plan for the world and for redemption through the Messiah (see Colossians 2:2;...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 1:25. See notes on Ephesians 3:7 ff. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Colossians 1:25_ The Pre-eminent Honour and Sublime Theme of the Christian Min
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 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:10; Ephesians 3:3; Luke 8:10; Mark 4:11
THE GREAT CREATOR Colossians 1:16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are entering upon a most wonderful portion of Scripture. It has several very vital things to say, both about Christ, and about us, the servan...