Colossians 3:10
and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who created him,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
In Context
9Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his practices,
Cross References
Genesis 1:26And God says, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.”
Psalms 51:10Create for me a clean heart, O God, || And renew a right spirit within me.
Isaiah 59:17And He puts on righteousness as a breastplate, || And a helmet of salvation on His head, || And He puts on garments of vengeance [for] clothing, || And is covered, as [with] an upper-robe, [with] zeal.
Ezekiel 18:31Cast away all your transgressions from over you, || By which you have transgressed, || And make a new heart and a new spirit for yourselves, || And why do you die, || O house of Israel?
John 17:3and this is the continuous life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom You sent—Jesus Christ;
Romans 12:2and do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God—the good, and acceptable, and perfect.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:9-12
Necessity of Mortifying Sin. ( a. d. 62.) 8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: 11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. As we are to mortify inordinate… Read the whole commentary →