Colossians 3:4
New International Version
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

New Living Translation
And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

English Standard Version
When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Berean Standard Bible
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

Berean Literal Bible
When Christ your life may be revealed, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

King James Bible
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

New King James Version
When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

New American Standard Bible
When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

NASB 1995
When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

NASB 1977
When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

Legacy Standard Bible
When Christ, who is our life, is manifested, then you also will be manifested with Him in glory.

Amplified Bible
When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

Christian Standard Bible
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

American Standard Version
When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And whenever The Messiah, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.

Contemporary English Version
Christ gives meaning to your life, and when he appears, you will also appear with him in glory.

Douay-Rheims Bible
When Christ shall appear, who is your life, then you also shall appear with him in glory.

English Revised Version
When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Christ is your life. When he appears, then you, too, will appear with him in glory.

Good News Translation
Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory!

International Standard Version
When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you, too, will be revealed with him in glory.

Literal Standard Version
when the Christ—our life—may have appeared, then we will also appear with Him in glory.

Majority Standard Bible
When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

New American Bible
When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.

NET Bible
When Christ (who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.

New Revised Standard Version
When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.

New Heart English Bible
When Christ, your life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

Webster's Bible Translation
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then will ye also appear with him in glory.

Weymouth New Testament
When Christ appears--He is our true Life--then you also will appear with Him in glory.

World English Bible
When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

Young's Literal Translation
when the Christ -- our life -- may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Putting on the New Self
3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. 5Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.…

Cross References
Luke 17:30
It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

John 11:25
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

Romans 8:18
I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

Romans 8:19
The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.

1 Corinthians 1:7
Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:43
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.


Treasury of Scripture

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with him in glory.

our.

John 11:25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 20:31
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

appear.

1 Timothy 6:14
That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 Timothy 4:8
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

Titus 2:13
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

ye.

Psalm 17:15
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Psalm 73:24
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Isaiah 25:8,9
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it

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Colossians 3
1. He shows where we should seek Christ.
5. He exhorts to holiness;
10. to put off the old self, and put on Christ;
12. exhorting to charity, humility,
18. and other duties.














(4) When Christ . . . shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.--This describes the last stage of the spiritual life--the glorification with Christ in heaven, manifesting what now is hidden, and perfecting what exists only in germ. (Comp. 1John 3:1-2, "Now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.") This same conclusion ends the corresponding passage in Philippians 3:21.

In all these Epistles we note how constant a reference there is to the "glory of God," and to the share in it reserved for us. So we also note the especial reference to the "appearance of Christ" in the Pastoral Epistles (see 1Timothy 6:14; 2Timothy 1:10; 2Timothy 4:1; 2Timothy 4:8; Titus 2:13), and the constant revelation of it in the Apocalypse. . . .

Verse 4. - When Christ shall be manifested, our (or, your,) life, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory (Romans 8:18-23; Philippians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Timothy 6:15; 2 Timothy 2:10-12; 2 Timothy 4:8; Titus 2:13; 1 John 3:2; 1 John 2:28). Our future destiny, with our present redemption (Colossians 1:14), is wrapped up in Christ. Our life is not only "with him" (ver. 3); it is "himself" (Philippians 1:21; John 1:4; John 6:50-57; John 14:6; 1 John 5:12); he is its source and ground, way and rule, means and end - its all (ver. 11: comp. Colossians 1:20; Colossians 2:6-10; Ephesians 1:3, 23; Ephesians 3:17-19; Ephesians 4:13; Philippians 3:10; Philippians 4:19, etc.). From the hour of his ascension he has been hidden (Acts 1:9; Acts 3:21; 1 Peter 1:8); and his manifestation is as much a part of the Christian creed as his death and resurrection (Acts 17:31; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; 1 Corinthians 15:23; Philippians 3:20; 2 Timothy 4:1; John 14:3; 1 John 3:2, 3; Revelation 22:12, 20). Then the Christian will have his manifestation also with him, in the "revelation of the sons of God" (Romans 8:19); who will receive their second "adoption, to wit, the redemption of their body" (Romans 8:23). "Seeing him as he is" in his glory, "we shall be like him" (1 John 3:2) in glory. At last the spiritual life of the soul will have its due organic expression, in a body perfect and heavenly as itself (1 Corinthians 15:35-49; 2 Corinthians 5:1-5). This is already the case with our human nature in Christ (Philippians 3:21); and the change will proceed from the Head to the members (1 Corinthians 15:23), who will be conformed to his "body of glory," as now they are being conformed to his spiritual image (Romans 8:9-11, 29, 30; Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 3:18; John 17:22-26; 1 John 4:17). The textual change from "your" to "our" is doubtful (see note on Colossians 2:13). Observe that "Christ" is repeated four times in the last four verses.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
ὅταν (hotan)
Conjunction
Strong's 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.

Christ,
Χριστὸς (Christos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

who is
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

life,
ζωὴ (zōē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.

appears,
φανερωθῇ (phanerōthē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5319: To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent.

then
τότε (tote)
Adverb
Strong's 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.

you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

will appear
φανερωθήσεσθε (phanerōthēsesthe)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 5319: To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent.

with
σὺν (syn)
Preposition
Strong's 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.

Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

glory.
δόξῃ (doxē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.


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