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  1    Pent,  Lev    2:   13(2) |           alliance. Cf Mark 9:49 and Col 4:6; and see note on Numbers
  2    Gosp,  Mar  Int          |            was a cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10) and accompanied Barnabas
  3    Gosp,  Luk  Int          |              in the New Testament in Col 4:14, Philippians 1:24 and
  4    Gosp,  Joh    1:    1(1) |          other christological hymns, Col 1:15-20 and Philippians
  5   NTLet,  Rom    8:   29(7) |             image of God (2 Cor 4:4; Col 1:15), that we are renewed
  6   NTLet,  Rom    8:   29(7) |            the image of the Creator (Col 3:10).~
  7   NTLet,  Rom   16:    5(4) |          assemblies (cf 1 Cor 16:19; Col 4:15; Philemon 1:2) might
  8   NTLet, 1Cor    2:    7(5) |              27; Eph 1:3-10; 3:3-11; Col 1:25-28.~
  9   NTLet, 1Cor    4:    6(2) |               18-19; 5:2; 8:1; 13:4; Col 2:18 (cf the related noun
 10   NTLet, 2Cor    5:    2(2) |           behavior (Romans 13:12-14; Col 3:12; cf Matthew 22:11-13).
 11   NTLet, 2Cor    5:    2(2) |             new nature (Eph 4:22-24; Col 3:1-5, 9-10).~
 12   NTLet,  Gal    3:   27(18)|        sexual equality in Christ (cf Col 3:11).~
 13   NTLet,  Gal    3:   27(19)|              Romans 13:14; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10. Baptismal imagery,
 14   NTLet,  Gal    4:    3(3) |       control the world; cf Gal 4:8; Col 2:8, 20.~
 15   NTLet,  Gal    6:   17(13)|              Romans 6:3; 2 Cor 4:10; Col 1:24) and will protect his
 16   NTLet,  Eph  Int          |            the letter referred to in Col 4:16 as "to the Laodiceans."~
 17   NTLet,  Eph    1:    1(1) |              Eph 1:1-2 also occur in Col 1:1-2.~
 18   NTLet,  Eph    1:    1(2) |         Greek can be rendered, as in Col 1:2, "to the holy ones and
 19   NTLet,  Eph    1:    3(3) |         ideas here are also found in Col 1:3-23. Certain phrases
 20   NTLet,  Eph    1:    3(3) |              or specific emphases in Col (forgiveness, Col 1:14).
 21   NTLet,  Eph    1:    3(3) |        emphases in Col (forgiveness, Col 1:14). A triadic structure
 22   NTLet,  Eph    1:    3(3) |             to holiness (Eph 1:4; cf Col 1:22); the gift of divine
 23   NTLet,  Eph    1:    9(5) |         Mystery: as in Romans 16:25; Col 1:26, 27 and elsewhere,
 24   NTLet,  Eph    1:   15(9) |        content parallels thoughts in Col 1:3-20. The prayer moves
 25   NTLet,  Eph    1:   15(9) |              21, see Romans 8:38 and Col 1:16. Here, as in 1 Cor
 26   NTLet,  Eph    1:   15(9) |             as in 1 Cor 15:24-25 and Col 2:15, every such principality
 27   NTLet,  Eph    1:   15(10)|            the latter phrase, but cf Col 1:4.~
 28   NTLet,  Eph    1:   23(11)|            Eph 1:22); cf the note on Col 1:18. Only in Eph and Col
 29   NTLet,  Eph    1:   23(11)|            Col 1:18. Only in Eph and Col is Christ the head of the
 30   NTLet,  Eph    1:   23(11)|            Fullness: see the note on Col 1:19. Some take the one
 31   NTLet,  Eph    1:   23(11)|       fullness of the deity bodily" (Col 2:9), then, as God "fills"
 32   NTLet,  Eph    2:    1(3) |           repeated in Eph 2:1, 5; cf Col 2:13. ~
 33   NTLet,  Eph    2:   14(8) |         ending of the Mosaic law (cf Col 2:14), reconciliation (2
 34   NTLet,  Eph    3:    2(3) |           plan that God administers (Col 1:25) and in which Paul
 35   NTLet,  Eph    4:   13(6) |       literally, "a perfect man" (cf Col 1:28), possibly the "one
 36   NTLet,  Eph    4:   15(7) |             16] The head, Christ: cf Col 1:18 and contrast 1 Cor
 37   NTLet,  Eph    5:   15(4) |            The wording is similar to Col 4:5 and Eph 3:16-17.~
 38   NTLet,  Eph    5:   21(5) |              21-6:9] Cf the notes on Col 3:18-4:1 and 1 Peter 2:18-
 39   NTLet,  Eph    6:   21(2) |              letter; see the note on Col 4:7. Eph 6:21-22 parallel
 40   NTLet,  Eph    6:   21(2) |              7. Eph 6:21-22 parallel Col 4:7-8, often word for word.
 41   NTLet,  Col  Int          |              there, the letter says (Col 1:4; 2:1). The community
 42   NTLet,  Col  Int          |             by Epaphras of Colossae (Col 1:7; 4:12; Philemon 1:23).
 43   NTLet,  Col  Int          |           teachings stressed angels (Col 2:18; "principalities and
 44   NTLet,  Col  Int          |          principalities and powers," Col 2:15), which were connected
 45   NTLet,  Col  Int          |           practices (see the note on Col 2:16) and rules about food
 46   NTLet,  Col  Int          |           and ascetical disciplines (Col 2:16, 18). These teachings,
 47   NTLet,  Col  Int          | magnificently in a hymnic passage at Col 1:15-20 and reiterated throughout
 48   NTLet,  Col  Int          |       shadows"; Christ is "reality" (Col 2:17).~For help in dealing
 49   NTLet,  Col  Int          |             who was then imprisoned (Col 4:10, 18) at a place that
 50   NTLet,  Col  Int          |           total of redemptive power (Col 1:19) and that the spiritual
 51   NTLet,  Col  Int          |             who died and rose again (Col 2:9-14). It is unnecessary
 52   NTLet,  Col  Int          |             about placating spirits (Col 2:15) or avoiding imagined
 53   NTLet,  Col  Int          |            regard to food and drink (Col 2:20-23). True Christian
 54   NTLet,  Col  Int          |         conquering of personal sins (Col 3:5-10) and the practice
 55   NTLet,  Col  Int          |              standard set by Christ (Col 3:12-16).~Paul commends
 56   NTLet,  Col  Int          |            the community as a whole (Col 1:3-8); this seems to indicate
 57   NTLet,  Col  Int          |          prayerful concern for them (Col 1:9-14). His preaching has
 58   NTLet,  Col  Int          |              rendered "in the Lord" (Col 3:18-4:1).~Colossians follows
 59   NTLet,  Col  Int          | distinguished by the poetic lines in Col 1:15-20 concerning who Christ
 60   NTLet,  Col  Int          |           and the false teachers. In Col 1:21-2:7, however, Paul
 61   NTLet,  Col  Int          |            he insists is the church (Col 1:18), and the world or
 62   NTLet,  Col  Int          |           the spreading of the word (Col 1:25, 28). In this labor
 63   NTLet,  Col  Int          |             as hope to the Gentiles (Col 1:23, 25, 27). To "every
 64   NTLet,  Col  Int          |          faith, and walks in Christ (Col 1:28; 2:6, 7).~Paul wrote
 65   NTLet,  Col  Int          |                I.           Address (Col 1:1-14) ~                            
 66   NTLet,  Col  Int          |           The Preeminence of Christ (Col 1:15-2:3) ~                          
 67   NTLet,  Col  Int          |              against False Teachers (Col 2:4-23) ~                         
 68   NTLet,  Col  Int          |         Christian Life in the World (Col 3:1-4:6) ~                            
 69   NTLet,  Col  Int          |             V.           Conclusion (Col 4:7-18)~ ~ ~ ~
 70   NTLet,  Col    1:    3(2) |          about them he has received (Col 1:3-4), congratulates the
 71   NTLet,  Col    1:    3(2) |          efforts to live the gospel (Col 3:6-8). To encourage them
 72   NTLet,  Col    1:    3(2) |             of the gospel elsewhere (Col 1:6) and assures them that
 73   NTLet,  Col    1:    3(2) |      personal contact with Epaphras (Col 1:7-8), who likely had evangelized
 74   NTLet,  Col    1:    3(2) |             Valley of Asia Minor (cf Col 4:12, 13; Philippians 1:
 75   NTLet,  Col    1:    3(2) |            On faith, love, and hope (Col 1:4, 5, 8), see the note
 76   NTLet,  Col    1:    9(4) |             knowledge of God's will (Col 1:9; cf Col 3:10). Paul
 77   NTLet,  Col    1:    9(4) |              God's will (Col 1:9; cf Col 3:10). Paul expects a mutual
 78   NTLet,  Col    1:    9(4) |           gospel and this knowledge (Col 1:10), yielding results (
 79   NTLet,  Col    1:    9(4) |             yielding results (fruit, Col 1:10; cf Col 1:6) in every
 80   NTLet,  Col    1:    9(4) |         results (fruit, Col 1:10; cf Col 1:6) in every good work:
 81   NTLet,  Col    1:    9(4) |       endurance, patience, with joy (Col 1:11), and the further giving
 82   NTLet,  Col    1:    9(4) |            further giving of thanks (Col 1:12).~
 83   NTLet,  Col    1:   12(5) |            precedes the statement in Col 1:15-20 about the beloved
 84   NTLet,  Col    1:   12(5) |             is God's love in person (Col 1:13). Christians share
 85   NTLet,  Col    1:   12(5) |            here probably the angels (Col 1:12). The imagery reflects
 86   NTLet,  Col    1:   15(6) |            the mediator of creation (Col 1:15-18a) and of redemption (
 87   NTLet,  Col    1:   15(6) |              18a) and of redemption (Col 1:18b-20). There is a parallelism
 88   NTLet,  Col    1:   15(6) |           firstborn of all creation (Col 1:15) and firstborn from
 89   NTLet,  Col    1:   15(6) |             firstborn from the dead (Col 1:18). While many of the
 90   NTLet,  Col    1:   15(7) |              with those redeemed (cf Col 3:10-11).~
 91   NTLet,  Col    1:   16(8) |              as prior to all things (Col 1:17; cf Hebrews 1:3).~
 92   NTLet,  Col    1:   18(9) |            Paul's customary way. See Col 1:24. Preeminent: when Christ
 93   NTLet,  Col    1:   18(9) |             to reconcile all things (Col 1:20) for God or possibly "
 94   NTLet,  Col    1:   19(10)|           the fullness of the deity (Col 2:9); the reference could
 95   NTLet,  Col    1:   20(11)|            central theme in Paul; cf Col 2:14-15; 1 Cor 1:17, 18,
 96   NTLet,  Col    1:   21(12)|              as those referred to in Col 1:16, 20 (all things). Paul
 97   NTLet,  Col    1:   21(12)|            his own role as minister (Col 1:23), sufferer (Col 1:24),
 98   NTLet,  Col    1:   21(12)|       minister (Col 1:23), sufferer (Col 1:24), and proclaimer (Col
 99   NTLet,  Col    1:   21(12)|           Col 1:24), and proclaimer (Col 1:27-28) of this gospel.~
100   NTLet,  Col    1:   24(13)|             preaching of God's word (Col 1:25) carries out the divine
101   NTLet,  Col    1:   24(13)|            divine plan (the mystery, Col 1:26) to make Christ known
102   NTLet,  Col    1:   24(13)|        Christ known to the Gentiles (Col 1:27). It teaches the God-given
103   NTLet,  Col    1:   24(13)|       God-given wisdom about Christ (Col 1:28), whose power works
104   NTLet,  Col    1:   24(13)|             mightily in the apostle (Col 1:29). Even in those communities
105   NTLet,  Col    1:   24(13)|             not know him personally (Col 2:1), he can increase the
106   NTLet,  Col    1:   24(13)|         bring encouragement to them (Col 2:2). He hopes that his
107   NTLet,  Col    2:    1(1) |            northwest of Colossae; cf Col 4:13, 16; Rev 3:14-22. ~
108   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |             posed by false teachers (Col 2:4), the Colossians are
109   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |              first preached to them (Col 2:6), steeping themselves
110   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |             it with grateful hearts (Col 2:7). They must reject religious
111   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |            source except the gospel (Col 2:8) because in Christ alone
112   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |            access to God, the deity (Col 2:9). So fully has Christ
113   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |       religious knowledge or virtue (Col 2:10). They do not require
114   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |            not require circumcision (Col 2:11), for in baptism their
115   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |             been affected by Christ (Col 2:12) through forgiveness
116   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |          resurrection to a new life (Col 2:13; cf Col 3:1 and Romans
117   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |             a new life (Col 2:13; cf Col 3:1 and Romans 6:1-11).
118   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |              us with all its claims (Col 2:14), i.e., he eliminated
119   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |        forgave sins against the law (Col 2:14) and exposed as false
120   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |             as false and misleading (Col 2:15) all other powers (
121   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |             15) all other powers (cf Col 1:16) that purport to offer
122   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |            certain cultic practices (Col 2:16), for the Colossians
123   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |              themselves from Christ (Col 2:19). If, when they accepted
124   NTLet,  Col    2:    4(2) |           means of harsh asceticism (Col 2:20-23).~
125   NTLet,  Col    2:    9(4) |          attributes; see the note on Col 1:19.~
126   NTLet,  Col    2:   11(5) |              description of baptism (Col 2:12) in symbolic terms
127   NTLet,  Col    2:   15(7) |        conquered, not reconciled (cf Col 1:16, 20). An alternate
128   NTLet,  Col    2:   16(8) |             sun, moon, and stars (cf Col 2:8).~
129   NTLet,  Col    3:    1(1) |             the things of the world (Col 3:1-2). They have died to
130   NTLet,  Col    3:    1(1) |              in the presence of God (Col 3:3-4). ~
131   NTLet,  Col    3:    5(2) |              of salvation in Christ (Col 3:16).~
132   NTLet,  Col    3:   10(6) |               Image: see the note on Col 1:15.~
133   NTLet,  Col    3:   18(8) |          with the service of Christ (Col 3:18-4:1), Paul requests
134   NTLet,  Col    3:   18(8) |            view of his imprisonment (Col 3:2-3), and recommends friendly
135   NTLet,  Col    3:   18(8) |     outsiders, i.e., non-Christians (Col 3:5-6). See the note on
136   NTLet,  Col    3:   22(9) |      husbands, children and parents (Col 3:18-21), such as also appears
137   NTLet,  Col    3:   22(9) |             returning to his master (Col 4:9; Philemon 1:10-12).~
138   NTLet,  Col    4:   12(5) |           Epaphras: see the notes on Col 1:3-8 and Col 1:7.~
139   NTLet,  Col    4:   12(5) |           the notes on Col 1:3-8 and Col 1:7.~
140   NTLet,  Col    4:   13(6) |            Laodicea: see the note on Col 2:1. Hierapolis: a city
141   NTLet, 1Tim    6:    1(1) |              duties, such as that of Col 3:18-4:1. Domestic relationships
142   NTLet, 2Tim    1:    1(2) |         Christ in faith and love; cf Col 3:4; 1 Tim 4:8. ~
143   NTLet, 2Tim    4:    9(6) |             service (2 Tim 4:11); cf Col 4:10; Philemon 1:24. For
144   NTLet, 2Tim    4:    9(6) |             6:21; cf also Acts 20:4; Col 4:7.~
145   NTLet,  Tit    2:    1(1) |         Titus 2:9-10); cf Eph 6:1-9; Col 3:18-4:1. ~
146   NTLet,  Phl               |               a slave from Colossae (Col 4:9), who had run away from
147   NTLet,  Phl    0:    2(2) |     Christian there; see the note on Col 4:17.~
148   NTLet,  Phl    0:   23(15)|            founded the church there (Col 1:7) and perhaps also in
149   NTLet,  Phl    0:   23(15)|             Laodicea and Hierapolis (Col 2:1; 4:12-13). Aristarchus:
150   NTLet,  Heb   10:    1(2) |           the Pauline literature; cf Col 2:17. ~
151   CathL, 1Pet    2:   18(9) |              Cor 7:21-24; Eph 6:5-8; Col 3:22-25; Phl. The point
152   CathL, 1Pet    5:   13(7) |              as Barnabas's cousin in Col 4:10, a co-worker with Paul
153   CathL, 2Pet    1:   10(6) |             of "God," is unusual; cf Col 1:13 and Matthew 13:41,
154   CathL, 2Pet    3:   16(12)|       preparedness for the judgment (Col 1:22-23; Eph 1:4-14; 4:30;
155   CathL,  Rev    3:   14(10)|              found also in John 1:3; Col 1:16-17, Hebrews 1:2; cf