For ye died (απεθανετε γαρ). Definite event, aorist active indicative, died to sin (Romans 6:2).

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For you are dead. Dead to the world; dead to sin; dead to earthly pleasures. On the meaning of the word “dead,” see the commentary on Roma…

You are dead.—Properly, you died. See Colossians 2:20, and Note there. The phrase here is to be taken in its whole sense,…

Seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.<…

One motive for seeking and setting the mind on the things above is the believer’s union with Christ in death and in resurrection (2:20; 3:1). Verse…

For you are dead. No one can rise again with Christ if he has not first died with him. Therefore, he draws an argument from rising aga…

For you are dead
Not in a natural or corporeal sense, for they were living in the world; nor in a moral sense, for t…

As Christians are freed from the ceremonial law, they must walk more closely with God in gospel obedience. As heaven and earth are contrary to each…

Previously, the Apostle warned the faithful about those who wished to deceive them; here he teaches them to avoid evil habits. First, he gives his …