Colossians 3:6 (DRB)

Passage

For which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of unbelief.

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:4 When Christ shall appear, who is your life, then you also shall appear with him in glory.

Colossians 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence and covetousness, which is the service of idols.

Colossians 3:6 For which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of unbelief.

Colossians 3:7 In which you also walked some time, when you lived in them.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "wrath", "cometh", "upon", "children", and "unbelief". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "things" and "wrath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Mortify therefore your members which are upon..." into verse 7's "In which you also walked some time...", so "things" and "wrath" 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 "things" and "wrath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.