Scripture Spot Logo

Verse of the Day

WEB

Author Spotlight

Loading featured author...

Report Issue

See a formatting issue or error?

Let us know →

and have put on the new man, that is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

Verse Takeaways

1

A Lifelong Renewal

Becoming a 'new person' in Christ is not a one-time event but a continuous process. Scholars highlight that the Greek terms describe a constant refreshing of our inner selves. This renewal is a daily growth in grace, not an overnight perfection, progressively restoring the image of God in us.

See 3 Verse Takeaways

Book Overview

Colossians

Author

Audience

Composition

Teaching Highlights

Outline

+ 5 more

See Overview

Commentaries

9

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Colossians 3:10

18th Century

Theologian

Which is renewed in knowledge. In Ephesians 4:24, it is said that the new man is created after God in righteousness and true holiness.…

AT Robertson

AT Robertson

On Colossians 3:10

And have put on (κα ενδυσαμενο). First aorist middle participle (in causal sense as before) of ενδυνω, old and common verb (Latin …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Colossians 3:10

19th Century

Bishop

The new man, which is (being) renewed.—There are here the same two different words whi…

Premium

Go Ad-Free

Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Colossians 3:9–10

19th Century

Preacher

Seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

On Colossians 3:9–10

(9a) The sin of falsehood may be singled out because in it more frequently than in anything else we manifest ill-will toward our fellow human being…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Colossians 3:10

16th Century

Theologian

Which is renewed in knowledge. He shows in the first place, that newness of life consists in knowledge—not as though a s…

Subscriber

Join Our Newsletter

Get curated content & updates

John Gill

John Gill

On Colossians 3:10

17th Century

Pastor

And have put on the new man
Concerning which, and the putting it on, (See Gill on Ephesians 4:24),

<…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Colossians 3:5–11

17th Century

Minister

It is our duty to mortify our members that incline to the things of the world. Mortify them, kill them, suppress them, as weeds or vermin that spre…