Discovery BoxColossians 1:21 
Context1:21 And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your 1 minds 2 as expressed through 3 your evil deeds,
Colossians 3:7
Context3:7 You also lived your lives 4 in this way at one time, when you used to live among them.
Colossians 3:9
Context3:9 Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices
Colossians 3:25
Context3:25 For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, 5 and there are no exceptions. 6
1 tn The article τῇ (th) has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
2 tn Although διανοία (dianoia) is singular in Greek, the previous plural noun ἐχθρούς (ecqrous) indicates that all those from Colossae are in view here.
3 tn The dative ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς πονηροῖς (en toi" ergoi" toi" ponhroi") is taken as means, indicating the avenue through which hostility in the mind is revealed and made known.
4 tn Grk “you also walked.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is commonly used in the NT to refer to behavior or conduct of one’s life (L&N 41.11).
5 tn Grk “that which he did wrong.”
sn It is a common theme in biblical thought that punishment for sin involves being fully given over to its consequences (cf. Rom 1), and this is also true of believers. Here Paul’s implication is that believers who sin and disobey the Lord whom they serve will receive the consequences of their actions, which is a fitting discipline.
6 tn The Greek word used here is προσωπολημψία (proswpolhmyia) and is usually translated “partiality.” It is used to describe unjust or unrighteous favoritism (Rom 2:11, Eph 6:9, Jas 2:1). When it comes to disciplining his children for their sins, God will treat all equally with no partiality.
