Colossians 3:7

In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
In	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
which	οἷς hois	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — dative plural neuter
ye	ὑμεῖς hymeîs	G5210	you (as subjective of verb)
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
walked	περιεπατήσατέ periepatēsate	G4043	to tread all around · verb — aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural
time	ποτε, pote	G4218	indefinite adverb · particle
when	ὅτε hote	G3753	at which (thing) too · preposition
lived	ἐζῆτε ezēte	G2198	to live (literally or figuratively) · verb — imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
them	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self

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Cross-references

Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now w…
1 Peter 4:3-4 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wi…
Romans 6:19-20 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to i…
Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful,…
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit o…
Romans 7:5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespass…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:5-7

The apostle exhorts the Colossians to the mortification of sin, the great hindrance to seeking the things which are above. Since it is our duty to set our affections upon heavenly things, it is our duty to mortify our members which are upon the earth, and which naturally incline us to the things of the world: "Mortify them, that is, subdue the vicious habits of mind which prevailed in your Gentile state. Kill them, suppress them, as you do weeds or vermin which spread and destroy all about them, or as you kill an enemy who fights against you and wounds you." - Your members which are upon the earth; either the members of the body, which are the earthly part of us, and were curiously wrought i…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Colossians 3:7

sometime--"once." walked . . . when ye lived in them--These sins were the very element in which ye "lived" (before ye became once for all dead with Christ to them); no wonder, then, that ye "walked" in them. Compare on the opposite side, "living in the Spirit," having as its legitimate consequence, "walking in the Spirit" (Gal 5:25). The "living" comes first in both cases, the walking follows.

Adam Clarke on Colossians 3:7

In the which ye also walked sometime - When ye were in your unconverted state, ye served divers lusts and pleasures. See on Rom 7:5 (note), and Eph 2:2 (note).

John Gill on Colossians 3:7

In the which ye also walked some time,.... Either in or among the children of disobedience, Colossians 3:6, or rather in the afore mentioned sins, Colossians 3:5. Sin is a road or path, in which sinners walk a way of their own, or of their own choosing and approving, though a dark and crooked one, and which leads to destruction: walking herein denotes a continued series of sinning, a persisting in it, a progress therein, a proceeding from evil to evil, taking pleasure, and going on securely in it; and which is the case and state of God's elect before conversion, which is a turning of them from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, and out of the ways of sin, into the paths of ri…

The Church Fathers

"In the which ye also walked aforetime, when ye lived in them." In order to shame them, he saith, "when ye lived in them," and implying praise, as now no more so living: at that time they might.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Colossians 8

"In the which ye also," he saith, "walked aforetime," and (afterward) became obedient. He points them out as still in them, and praises them, saying, "But now do ye also put away all these, anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking."
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Colossians 8

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Dictionary and topics

Ephesians, Epistle to — Was written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it resembles. Contents of. The Epistle to the Colossians is mainly polemical, designed to refute…
Depravity Of Man · 7:17;12:34,35;15:19; — 7:17;12:34,35;15:19;
Holiness · 2:17;5:22-25;6:15; — 2:17;5:22-25;6:15;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Colossians 3:7

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:5-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Colossians 3:7

Adam Clarke on Colossians 3:7

John Gill on Colossians 3:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Colossians 3:7

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:5-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Colossians 3:7

Adam Clarke on Colossians 3:7

John Gill on Colossians 3:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Colossians 3:5-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Colossians 3:6