Colossians 3:11 (GNV)

Passage

Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: But Christ is all, and in all things.

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that yee haue put off the olde man with his workes,

Colossians 3:10 And haue put on the newe, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him,

Colossians 3:11 Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: But Christ is all, and in all things.

Colossians 3:12 Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering:

Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "where", "neither", "grecian", "iewe", "circumcision", "vncircumcision", and "barbarian". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "where", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And haue put on the newe which..." into verse 12's "Now therfore as the elect of God...", so "all things" and "where" 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 "all things" and "where" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.