Charles Ellicott Commentary Colossians 3:15

"And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful." — Colossians 3:15 (ASV)

The peace of God.—The true reading is the peace of Christ—that which He gives (John 14:27), that which He is . The ordinary reading is, no doubt, borrowed from Philippians 4:7. This verse forms a link between the preceding exhortation to love of man, and the following exhortation to a loving and thankful service of God.

The “peace of Christ” is the sense of unity in Him, with our fellow-men and with God. We are called to it in one Body, of which He is the Head. (Compare the fuller treatment of this subject in Ephesians 2:14-22; where, in accordance with the whole character of that Epistle, the unity “ in one Body,” here only alluded to, is worked out in vividness and detail.)