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Text -- Colossians 3:24 (NET)

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3:24 because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ.
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: Col 3:24 - -- Ye shall receive ( apolēmpsesthe ). Future middle indicative of apolambanō , old verb, to get back (apo ), to recover.

Ye shall receive ( apolēmpsesthe ).

Future middle indicative of apolambanō , old verb, to get back (apo ), to recover.

Robertson: Col 3:24 - -- The recompense ( antapodosin ). "The full recompense,"old word, in lxx, but only here in N.T., but antapodoma twice (Luk 14:12; Rom 11:9). Given ba...

The recompense ( antapodosin ).

"The full recompense,"old word, in lxx, but only here in N.T., but antapodoma twice (Luk 14:12; Rom 11:9). Given back (apo ) in return (anti ).

Robertson: Col 3:24 - -- Ye serve the Lord Christ ( to Kuriōi Christōi douleuete ). As his slaves and gladly so. Perhaps better as imperatives, keep on serving.

Ye serve the Lord Christ ( to Kuriōi Christōi douleuete ).

As his slaves and gladly so. Perhaps better as imperatives, keep on serving.

Vincent: Col 3:24 - -- Of the inheritance Which consists or is in the inheritance. Compare the similar construction, Col 1:12. See Mat 21:35-38, where the δοῦλο...

Of the inheritance

Which consists or is in the inheritance. Compare the similar construction, Col 1:12. See Mat 21:35-38, where the δοῦλος bond-servant and the κληρονόμος heir are contrasted; and Rom 8:15-17; Gal 4:1-7.

Vincent: Col 3:24 - -- For ye serve ( γὰρ δουλεύετε ) Omit for . Some take the verb as imperative, serve ye ; but the indicative is better as explai...

For ye serve ( γὰρ δουλεύετε )

Omit for . Some take the verb as imperative, serve ye ; but the indicative is better as explaining from the Lord .

JFB: Col 3:24 - -- "Knowing that it is from the Lord (the ultimate source of reward), ye shall receive the compensation (or recompense, which will make ample amends for ...

"Knowing that it is from the Lord (the ultimate source of reward), ye shall receive the compensation (or recompense, which will make ample amends for your having no earthly possession as slaves now) consisting of the inheritance" (a term excluding the notion of meriting it by works: it is all of grace, Rom 4:14; Gal 3:18).

JFB: Col 3:24 - -- The oldest manuscripts omit "for," then translate as Vulgate, "Serve ye the Lord Christ;" compare Col 3:23, "To the Lord and not unto men" (1Co 7:22-2...

The oldest manuscripts omit "for," then translate as Vulgate, "Serve ye the Lord Christ;" compare Col 3:23, "To the Lord and not unto men" (1Co 7:22-23).

Clarke: Col 3:24 - -- The reward of the inheritance - Here, ye have neither lands nor property; ye are servants or slaves; be not discouraged, ye have an inheritance in s...

The reward of the inheritance - Here, ye have neither lands nor property; ye are servants or slaves; be not discouraged, ye have an inheritance in store; be faithful unto God and to your employers, and Christ will give you a heavenly inheritance.

Defender: Col 3:24 - -- This is the only occurrence of the name "Lord Christ""

This is the only occurrence of the name "Lord Christ""

TSK: Col 3:24 - -- ye shall : Col 2:18; Gen 15:1; Rth 2:12; Pro 11:18; Mat 5:12, Mat 5:46, Mat 6:1, Mat 6:2, Mat 6:5, Mat 6:16, Mat 10:41; Luk 6:35, Luk 14:14; Rom 2:6, ...

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Col 3:22-25 - -- Servants, obey in all things ... - ; see the notes at Eph 6:5-8.

Servants, obey in all things ... - ; see the notes at Eph 6:5-8.

Poole: Col 3:24 - -- Knowing being fully persuaded of this undoubted truth, that of the Lord who superintends all your services, (not for any merit of yours), Eph 6:8 ,...

Knowing being fully persuaded of this undoubted truth,

that of the Lord who superintends all your services, (not for any merit of yours), Eph 6:8 , the recompence which your Master in heaven hath purchased, Eph 1:14,18 , shall be freely settled upon you whom he hath adopted into his family, Rom 8:17 Gal 4:7 Eph 1:5 ; for in those duties you Christianly perform to masters of the same mould with yourselves, he really looks upon you as his own servants, see Eph 6:6yea, and free-men, 1Co 7:22 ; so that, as Onesimus, Phm 1:10 , ye may more cheerfully submit to your masters’ yoke, according to the command and for the sake of Christ, who reckons what you do upon that account as done to himself, Mat 25:40 , and will instate you in that eternal inheritance, to which neither you nor any mortal man had naturally any right at all.

Gill: Col 3:24 - -- Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance,.... This is said for the encouragement of Christian servants, who, though the...

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance,.... This is said for the encouragement of Christian servants, who, though they may receive little or nothing from their earthly and carnal masters; yet they shall be used and treated as children by the Lord, and by whom they will be possessed of an eternal inheritance, after their work and labour is over: by "the reward of the inheritance" is meant the heavenly glory, called a reward, because the apostle is speaking to servants and therefore uses language agreeable to them; and who, though they may have no reward in this world, yet as there is a God that judgeth in the earth, there is verily one for them in the world to come: and though it is not given for working, yet it is given to those that do good, and continue in well doing; whose works follow, though they do not go before them; and is enjoyed after their work is over, as the servant receives his wages at evening and when he has done his work; though this will not be received as a reward of debt, but of grace; it cannot be of merit, as is clear from the nature of good works themselves, which are all due, to God, prior to the performance of them; and when done in the best manner, are no more than a man's duty, and are done not in his own strength, but by the grace of God; and in many things, yea in everything, he comes short of performing what is incumbent on him; and besides, there is no manner of proportion between: the best services of the saints, and eternal glory: to which may be added, that eternal life is the free gift of their heavenly Father to them, and is here called an inheritance, which never becomes the property of servants in a way of merit, but is the portion of children, from their Father's good pleasure. Wherefore the heavenly glory is such a reward as that it is an "inheritance"; or, as the Syriac version renders it, "in an inheritance"; it lies in an inheritance, an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, that fades not away, reserved in the heavens; and which is not got by industry, or obtained by the works of the law, nor bought with a price, but is a free bequest of God as a Father to his children; for an inheritance is peculiar to children, and this to the children of God, as these believing servants were; and which comes to them by and through the death of the testator; and it may be called an inheritance, because the heavenly glory is substantial, it is substance, a better and a more enduring substance than any inheritance in this world; and is a very plentiful possession and estate, it consists of all things, yea, God himself is the portion of his people, and they that are his children are heirs of God; there is not only a glory, but riches of glory, a plenty, a fulness of it in this inheritance; the way in which they come by it, is receiving it from Christ; "of the Lord ye shall receive it". It is in a way of receiving, and so by gift, as a man can receive nothing but what is given him; and as all grace is in a way of receiving, and therefore boasting in it is excluded, so glory is enjoyed in the same way, and from the same hands, even from Christ, the righteous Judge, that will give it; it is in him they obtain this inheritance, and are in him chosen and predestinated unto it; it is by his resurrection from the dead, and in consequence of it, that they through the power of his Spirit and grace are begotten unto it; it is his grace that makes them meet for it; and he has it in his hands for them; he is a feoffee in trust on their behalf, and is able to give it to them; and will at the last day introduce them into the full possession of it. Now these Christian servants "knowing" all this, having a lively hope of this inheritance, a full persuasion, and a firm faith of right unto it, and meetness for it, and having the Spirit of God as an earnest and pledge of it; the consideration of it must greatly tend to make them quiet and easy in their present servitude, and to encourage them, to the discharge of their duty with diligence, faithfulness, and cheerfulness: since they might assure themselves of the inheritance hereafter, how small soever their reward was now:

for ye serve the Lord Christ; who is a good master, and faithful to all his engagements and promises, all whose servants are respected by him, and honoured by his Father, and shall be for ever where he is.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Col 3:24 The form of the term δουλεύετε (douleuete) is ambiguous; it can be read as either indicative or imperativ...

Geneva Bible: Col 3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the ( p ) reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. ( p ) Because you will have duly obeyed ...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Col 3:1-25 - --1 He shows where we should seek Christ.5 He exhorts to mortification;10 to put off the old man, and put on Christ;12 exhorting to charity, humility, a...

MHCC: Col 3:18-25 - --The epistles most taken up in displaying the glory of the Divine grace, and magnifying the Lord Jesus, are the most particular in pressing the duties ...

Matthew Henry: Col 3:18-25 - -- The apostle concludes the chapter with exhortations to relative duties, as before in the epistle to the Ephesians. The epistles which are most taken...

Barclay: Col 3:18-25 - --Here the ethical part of the letter becomes more and more practical. Paul turns to the working out of Christianity in the everyday relationships of l...

Barclay: Col 3:18-25 - --Let us look briefly at each of these three spheres of human relationships. (i) The wife is to be submissive to her husband; but the husband is to lov...

Barclay: Col 3:18-25 - --(iii) Paul then turns to the greatest problem of all--the relationship between slave and master. It will be noted that this section is far longer tha...

Constable: Col 3:18--4:2 - --C. The fundamental relationships 3:18-4:1 Paul next set forth certain principles to guide his readers in...

Constable: Col 3:22--4:2 - --3. Slaves and masters 3:22-4:1 (cf. Eph. 6:5-9) 3:22 Paul probably made this section longer than the preceding two because he sent this epistle to Col...

College: Col 3:1-25 - --COLOSSIANS 3 VIII. SEEK THE THINGS ABOVE (3:1-4) 1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is s...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Colossians (Book Introduction) The Epistle to the Colossians From Rome a.d. 63 By Way of Introduction Genuineness The author claims to be Paul (Col_1:1) and there is no real...

JFB: Colossians (Book Introduction) The GENUINENESS of this Epistle is attested by JUSTIN MARTYR [Dialogue with Trypho, p. 311, B.], who quotes "the first-born of every creature," in ref...

JFB: Colossians (Outline) ADDRESS: INTRODUCTION: CONFIRMING EPAPHRAS' TEACHING: THE GLORIES OF CHRIST: THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER FOR THE COLOSSIANS: HIS OWN MINISTRY OF THE MYST...

TSK: Colossians (Book Introduction) Colosse was a large and populous city of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, seated on an eminence to the south of the river Meander. It is supposed to...

TSK: Colossians 3 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Col 3:1, He shows where we should seek Christ; Col 3:5, He exhorts to mortification; Col 3:10, to put off the old man, and put on Christ;...

Poole: Colossians 3 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 3

MHCC: Colossians (Book Introduction) This epistle was sent because of some difficulties which arose among the Colossians, probably from false teachers, in consequence of which they sent t...

MHCC: Colossians 3 (Chapter Introduction) (Col 3:1-4) The Colossians exhorted to be heavenly-minded. (Col 3:5-11) To mortify all corrupt affections. (Col 3:12-17) To live in mutual love, for...

Matthew Henry: Colossians (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians Colosse was a considerable city of Phrygia, and probably not ...

Matthew Henry: Colossians 3 (Chapter Introduction) I. The apostle exhorts us to set our hearts upon heaven and take them off from this world (Col 3:1-4). II. He exhorts to the mortification of sin,...

Barclay: Colossians (Book Introduction) A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE LETTERS OF PAUL The Letters Of Paul There is no more interesting body of documents in the New Testament than the letter...

Barclay: Colossians 3 (Chapter Introduction) The Risen Life (Col_3:1-4) Christ Our Life (Col_3:1-4 Continued) The Things Which Lie Behind (Col_3:5-9) The Things Which Must Be Left Behind (C...

Constable: Colossians (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical background The city of Colosse lay in the beautiful Lycus Vall...

Constable: Colossians (Outline) Outline I. Introduction 1:1-14 A. Salutation 1:1-2 B. Thanksgiving 1:3-8...

Constable: Colossians Colossians Bibliography Abbott, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and...

Haydock: Colossians (Book Introduction) THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE, TO THE COLOSSIANS. INTRODUCTION. Colosse was a city of Phrygia, near Laodicea. It does not appear that ...

Gill: Colossians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO COLOSSIANS The Colossians, to whom this epistle is written, were not the Rhodians, by some called Colossians, from Colossus, the la...

Gill: Colossians 3 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO COLOSSIANS 3 This chapter contains exhortations to several duties, some more general, which relate to all Christians, and others mo...

College: Colossians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION THE CITY Colosse had been a thriving and important city several centuries before Christ, but by the time this letter was written its im...

College: Colossians (Outline) OUTLINE SALUTATION - 1:1-2 I. THANKSGIVING - 1:3-8 II. PAUL'S PRAYER FOR THE COLOSSIANS - 1:9-14 III. THE HYMN ABOUT CHRIST - 1:15-20 IV. ...

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