01.12. COLOSSIANS

COLOSSIANS

Col 1:6 : “Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you.”⁷ The R.V. corrects it – “as it doth IN YOU also.”

⁷The A.V. omits it in the first clause. The R.V. inserts it, but incorrectly. It should be “as it is IN ALL THE WORLD also.”

Col 1:7 : “As ye also learned of Epaphras.” R.V., “even as ye learned of Epaphras.”⁸ Here the emphasis is on the verb – “as ye LEARNED also of Epaphras.”

⁸Omitting the καί, with L., T., Tr., Alf., Wordsworth, W. & H.

Col 1:8 : “Who also declared unto us your love.” So R.V. But it is “who DECLARED also.”

Col 1:9 : The “also” is correct.

Col 1:29 : “Whereunto I also labour.” R.V. corrects it– “I LABOUR also.”

Col 2:11 : “In whom also ye are circumcised.” R.V., “in whom ye were also circumcised.” But it is “in whom ye were CIRCUMCISED also.”

Col 2:12 : “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him.” R.V., “wherein ye were also raised.” Greek, “wherein ye were RAISED also.”

Col 3:13 : In Col 3:4, Col 3:7-8, it is correct; but in Col 3:13 it occurs twice. Both versions fail to render the first, and miss the force of the second. “Even as CHRIST ⁹ also forgave you, so do YE also.”

⁹L., Tr., Alf., W. &. H., and R.V. read “the Lord” instead of Christ.

Col 3:15 : “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body.” So R.V. But it is “to the which ye were CALLED also.”

Col 4:3 : Col 4:1 is correct; and here it occurs twice. The first is wrong in the A.V., but correct in the R.V.– “praying FOR US also”; but the second is wrong in both versions – “for which I am also in bonds.” The Greek is “for which I am in BONDS also.” Lit. “for which I have been BOUND also.”

Col 4:16 : “Cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans.” So the R.V. But it is “cause that IN THE CHURCH OF THE LAODICEANS also it may be read.”