Colossians 3:7 (GNV)

Passage

Wherein ye also walked once, when ye liued in them.

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:5 Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, vncleannes, the inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnes which is idolatrie.

Colossians 3:6 For the which things sake ye wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience.

Colossians 3:7 Wherein ye also walked once, when ye liued in them.

Colossians 3:8 But now put ye away euen all these things, wrath, anger, maliciousnes, cursed speaking, filthie speaking, out of your mouth.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherein", "walked", "once", and "liued". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherein" and "walked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For the which things sake ye wrath..." into verse 8's "But now put ye away euen all...", so "wherein" and "walked" 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 "wherein" and "walked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.