Colossians 3:3

3:3 for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:9

3:9 Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices

Colossians 2:20

2:20 If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits ¹  of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world?

Colossians 3:4

3:4 When Christ (who is your ²  life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.

Colossians 4:9

4:9 I sent him ³  with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. ⁴  They will tell ⁵  you about everything here.

Colossians 2:13

2:13 And even though you were dead in your ⁶  transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless ⁷  made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.

Colossians 2:5

2:5 For though ⁸  I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see ⁹  your morale ¹⁰  and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

[2:20]  ¹ tn See the note on the phrase “elemental spirits” in 2:8.

[3:4]  ¹ tc Certain mss (B^[*^] D¹ H 0278 1739 Ï sy sa) read ἡμῶν (Jhmwn, “our”), while others (Ì⁴⁶ א C D* F G P Ψ 075 33 81 1881 al latt bo) read ὑμῶν (Jumwn, “your”). Internally, it is possible that the second person pronoun arose through scribal conformity to the second person pronoun used previously in v. 3 (i.e., ὑμῶν) and following in v. 4 (ὑμεῖς, Jumeis). But in terms of external criteria, the second person pronoun has superior ms support (though there is an Alexandrian split) and ἡμῶν may have arisen through accident (error of sight) or scribal attempt to universalize the statement since all Christians have Jesus as their life. See TCGNT 557.

[4:9]  ¹ tn The Greek sentence continues v. 9 with the phrase “with Onesimus,” but this is awkward in English, so the verb “I sent” was inserted and a new sentence started at the beginning of v. 9 in the translation.

[4:9]  ² tn Grk “is of you.”

[4:9]  ³ tn Grk “will make known to you.” This has been simplified in the translation to “will tell.”

[2:13]  ¹ tn The article τοῖς (tois) with παραπτώμασιν (paraptwmasin) is functioning as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[2:13]  ² tn The word “nevertheless,” though not in the Greek text, was supplied in the translation to bring out the force of the concessive participle ὄντας (ontas).

[2:5]  ¹ tn The conditional particle εἰ (ei) together with καί (kai) here indicates a first class condition in Greek and carries a concessive force, especially when seen in contrast to the following phrase which begins with ἀλλά (alla).

[2:5]  ² tn Grk “rejoicing and seeing.”

[2:5]  ³ tn The Greek word τάξις can mean “order,” “discipline,” or even “unbroken ranks” (REB).