Of Christ Jesus (Χριστου Ιησου). This order in the later epistles shows that Χριστος is now regarded as a proper name and not just…

COLOSSIANS

Colossians

INTRODUCTION.

I.—THE SITUATION OF COLOSSAE.

COLOSSAE, or, as it is written in many manuscripts, <…

Timotheus our brother.—Except in the mention of Timotheus (as in the other Epistles of the captivity; Philemon 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 Colo…

In designating himself as “an apostle of Christ Jesus,” Paul gives his authority for writing. At its deepest level, an apostle (GK 693) denotes an …

Paul an Apostle. I have already, in repeated instances, explained the design of such inscriptions. However, since the Colossians had never…

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
The apostle puts his name to this epistle, by which he was known in the Gentile wor…

All true Christians are brothers and sisters to one another. Faithfulness runs through every character and relation of the Christian life. Faith, h…

This letter is divided into its greeting and its me age (Colo ians 1:3). The greeting first mentions the persons sending the letter, th…