This summary will help you focus your study of the book of Colossians. It provides a simple overview of the entire book that will make the study of Colossians easier.
- Greetings, brothers (Colossians 1:1-2).
- We thank God for your faith and love (Colossians 1:3,4,5,6,7,8).
- And we ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will. We pray this so that you will be fruitful for Christ who has redeemed you (Colossians 1:9,10,11,12,13,14).
- For Christ, our Creator and Head, is supreme in all things (Colossians 1:15,16,17,18,19,20).
- And through Christ’s death God has reconciled you who were aliens and enemies (Colossians 1:21,22,23).
- So I rejoice that I can suffer for the church so that God’s fullness can be known by the Gentiles (Colossians 1:24,25,26,27).
- To this end we labor that everyone may be perfect in Christ (Colossians 1:28,29).
- For all true wisdom and knowledge is found in Christ (Colossians 2:1,2,3,4,5).
- Therefore, brothers, just as you began with Christ, continue in Him (Colossians 2:6,7).
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- Now don’t be deceived: God’s fullness is in Christ alone and not in vain human philosophy (Colossians 2:8,9,10).
- And since you have been identified with Christ in your baptism, you have no need to live under Jewish laws (Colossians 2:11,12,13,14,15,16,17).
- And don’t let anyone rob you of your prize by forsaking Christ your Head (Colossians 2:18,19).
- For you died with Christ, so you need not submit to worldly (legalistic) rules (Colossians 2:20,21,22,23).
- And since you were raised with Christ, you should set your hearts on heavenly things above (Colossians 3:1,2,3,4).
- So put to death your sinful worldly practices (Colossians 3:5,6,7,8,9,10,11).
- And clothe yourself with Christ’s virtues (Colossians 3:15,16,17).
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- In view of your new exalted identity with Christ, I exhort wives to submit to their husbands; husbands to love their wives; children to obey their parents; fathers not to embitter their children; slaves to obey their masters; and masters to be fair with their slaves (Colossians 3:18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25; Colossians 4:1).
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- Brothers, pray for me that I may preach this message effectively and clearly, and you live wisely toward outsiders (Colossians 4:2,3,4,5,6).
- My coworkers in the gospel send greetings to you (Colossians 4:7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15).
Exchange letters with the Laodiceans and exhort Archippus to complete his ministry (Colossians 4:16,17,18).
[Adapted from
The Bible Knowledge Commentary; John F. Walvoord & Roy B. Zuck (Authors); David C. Cook (Publisher)]
