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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Colossians 3:17 - 3:17
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Literally, “And everything whatsoever ye do ... do all,” etc.; this includes words as well as deeds.
in the name of the Lord Jesus - as disciples called by His name as His, seeking His guidance and help, and desiring to act so as to gain His approval (Rom 14:8; 1Co 10:31; 2Co 5:15; 1Pe 4:11). Compare “in the Lord,” Col 3:18, and “Christ is all,” Col 3:11.
God and the Father - The oldest manuscripts omit “and,” which seems to have crept in from Eph 5:20.
by him - Greek, “through Him” as the channel of His grace to us, and of our thanksgiving to Him (Joh 14:6, end).