Table of Contents

The Expositor's Bible

Colossians & Philemon

Title Page

Table of Contents

The Epistle to the Colossians.

Chapter 1

1:1, 2. The Writer and the Readers

1:3-8. The Prelude

1:9-12. The Prayer

1:12-14. The Father’s Gifts through the Son

1:15-18. The Glory of the Son in His Relation to the Father, the Universe, and the Church

1:19-22. The Reconciling Son

1:22, 23. The Ultimate Purpose of Reconciliation and its Human Conditions

1:24-27. Joy in Suffering, and Triumph in the Manifested Mystery

1:28, 29. The Christian Ministry in its Theme, Methods, and Aim

Chapter 2

2:1-3. Paul’s Striving for the Colossians

2:4-7. Conciliatory and Hortatory Transition to Polemics

2:8-10. The Bane and the Antidote

2:11-13. The True Circumcision

2:14, 15. The Cross the Death of Law and the Triumph over Evil Powers

2:16-19. Warnings against Twin Chief Errors based upon Previous Positive Teaching

2:20-23. Two Final Tests of the False Teaching

Chapter 3

3:1-4. The Present Christian Life a Risen Life

3:5-9. Slaying Self the Foundation Precept of Practical Christianity

3:9-11. The New Nature wrought out in New Life

3:12-14. The Garments of the Renewed Soul

3:15-17. The Practical Effects of the Peace of Christ, the Word of Christ, and the Name of Christ

3:18, - 4:1. The Christian Family

Chapter 4

4:2-6. Precepts for the Innermost and Outer most Life

4:7-9. Tychicus and Onesimus, the Letter-Bearers

4:10-14. Salutations from the Prisoner’s Friends

4:15-18. Closing Messages

The Epistle to Philemon.

1:1-3

1:4-7

1:8-11

1:12-14

1:20-25