Colossians 3:10 (DRB)

Passage

And putting on the new, him who is renewed unto knowledge, according to the image of him that created him.

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:8 But now put you also all away: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, filthy speech out of your mouth.

Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another: stripping yourselves of the old man with his deeds,

Colossians 3:10 And putting on the new, him who is renewed unto knowledge, according to the image of him that created him.

Colossians 3:11 Where there is neither Gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, bond nor free. But Christ is all and in all.

Colossians 3:12 Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "created", "putting", "renewed", "knowledge", and "image". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "created" and "putting", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Lie not one to another stripping yourselves..." into verse 11's "Where there is neither Gentile nor Jew...", so "created" and "putting" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "created" and "putting" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.