Colossians 3:6
These things are ever bringing down the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience,
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
In Context
7among whom you once led your daily life when you lived in them.
Cross References
Romans 1:18For God’s wrath is ever being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who smother the truth by their unrighteousness.
Ephesians 5:6Let no man deceive you with empty arguments, for it is these vices that bring down the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience;
2 Peter 2:14They have eyes full of harlots, eyes that cannot stop sinning. They entice unsteady souls. Their heart is trained in greed. They are an accursed generation.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:6-8
Necessity of Mortifying Sin. ( a. d. 62.) 5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. The apostle exhorts the Colossians to the mortification of sin, the great hindrance to seeking the things which are above. Since it is our duty to set our affections… Read the whole commentary →