At Colossae (εν Κολοσσαις). The spelling is uncertain, the MSS. differing in the title (Κολασσαεις) and here (Κολοσσαις). Colossae…

Continuation of Introductory Notes to Colossians

THE EPISTLE FROM LAODICEA.

In Colossians 4:16, of this epistle, the apostle gives th…

From God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.—The best manuscripts show here, that the salutation should run simply “from God…

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 the OT, holiness is ascribed not only to persons (Leviticus 20:7; 2 Kings 4:9; et al.), but also to places ([Reference E…

To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ
This is the inscription of the epistle, in which the persons wrote unto are desc…

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…