Colossians 3:10
and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him;
Young's Literal Translation
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
9Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices,
Cross References
Genesis 1:26And God saith, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'
Psalms 51:10A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.
Isaiah 59:17And He putteth on righteousness as a breastplate, And an helmet of salvation on His head, And He putteth on garments of vengeance [for] clothing, And is covered, as [with] an upper-robe, [with] zeal.
Ezekiel 18:31Cast from off you all your transgressions, By which ye have transgressed, And make to you a new heart, and a new spirit, And why do ye die, O house of Israel?
John 17:3and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send — Jesus Christ;
Romans 12:2and be not 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 →