Colossians 3 (#1142)
As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20260823. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Colossians 3:1 if: since
Colossians 3:2 set your affection: direct your mind/thoughts
Colossians 3:5 mortify: put to death; fornication: sexual immorality; inordinate affection: unbridled passions; concupiscence: desire
Colossians 3:12 bowels of mercies: tenderhearted mercies, compassion
Teaching
Colossians 2 – The Unlimited Believer (#1141)
As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20260809. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Colossians 1 conflict: struggle (agon – contest, battle, arena)
Colossians 2 love: love of God (agape)
mystery…Christ: the mystery of God, namely, Christ
Colossians 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ (NIV)
Colossians 10 complete: filled to the top, abounding, liberally supplied (pleroo)
Colossians 14 blotting out handwriting of ordinances: Isa. 40:1-2 – double for sins
Colossians 18 beguile you of your reward: disqualify you for the prize
voluntary humility: false humility, self-abasement
Colossians 19 and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God. (NASB)
Colossians 20-23 Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules: 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings. 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence [or: are of no value, serving only to indulge the flesh]. (NIV)
Teaching
Colossians 1 (#1140)
As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20260726. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Colossians 1:11 Longsuffering: patience, endurance, constancy, steadfastness, perseverance, slowness in avenging wrongs
Colossians 1:12 Meet: fit, qualified, enabled, sufficient, equipped
Colossians 1:24 “I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.” (NLT)
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am supplementing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of his body, that is, the church.” (NASB20)
Colossians 1:25 Dispensation: administration, stewardship
Teaching
Philippians 4 (#1139)
As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20260712. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Philippians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord – cf. Phil 3:1,3
Be anxious for nothing (moderation – gentleness, patience)
Don’t worry over anything whatever; tell God every detail of your needs in earnest and thankful prayer, and the peace of God, which transcends human understanding, will keep constant guard over your hearts and minds as they rest in Christ Jesus – JB Phillips
Philippians 4:6-7 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. – NLT
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me – ESV
Philippians 4:14 Affliction: troubles, difficulty, distress, mental pressure
Philippians 4:15 Communicated: shared with
Teaching
Philippians 3 (#1138)
As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20260628. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Philippians 3:2 dogs: backbiters; concision: those that mutilate the flesh
Philippians 3:4 circumcision: cf. Rom 2:28-29; I Cor 7:19; Gal 5:6; Gal 6:15; Eph 2:11; Col 2:11; Col 3:11
Philippians 3:11 resurrection: “out resurrection” (exanastasis) referring to the gathering together, as we will be pulled out from among those not born again
Teaching
Philippians 2 (#1137)
As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20260614. All rights resevered.
Verse Listing and Notes
Philippians 2:5 this mind: these thoughts
Philippians 2:6 form: cf. image (Gen 1:27; II Cor 4:4) – spirit
equal: “equal in quality or quantity” cf. John 5:18, Acts 11:17 (like)
Philippians 2:7 made himself of no reputation: emptied himself (of pride, etc.)
Philippians 2:12 salvation: deliverance; fear and trembling: awe and responsibility
Philippians 2:17 offered: poured out as a drink offering
Philippians 2:28 carefully: diligently
Teaching
Philippians 1 (#1136)
As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20260524. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Philippians 1:7 Meet: righteous, acceptable
Philippians 1:8 In the bowels: with affection or tender compassion
Philippians 1:16 Contention: electioneering, partisanship
Philippians 1:18 Whether in pretense or in truth: whether with false motives or true
Philippians 1:21 To live is Christ, to die is gain – when? At the return of Christ
Philippians 1:27 Conversation: conduct as a citizen
Teaching
Ephesians 6 (#1135)
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Verse Listing and Notes
Ephesians 6:2 first commandment with promise: Ex 20:12
Teaching
Ephesians 5 (#1134)
As taught by Bruce Mahone 20260426. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Ephesians 5:9 spirit: light in uncials
Ephesians 5:16 redeeming: buying up (making the best use of)
Teaching
Ephesians 4 (#1133)
As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20250412. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Ephesians 4:1 vocation: calling
Ephesians 4:9 descended: cf. I Pet 3:18-20
Ephesians 4:12 perfecting: equipping (katartismos – cf. II Tim 3:16-17 – artios, exartizo)
Ephesians 4:23 in the spirit: by means of the spirit
Teaching