Colossians 3:3 (YLT)

Passage

for ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God;

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:1 If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated,

Colossians 3:2 the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

Colossians 3:3 for ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God;

Colossians 3:4 when the Christ--our life--may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory.

Colossians 3:5 Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry--

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "life", "hath", "been", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "life" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "the things above mind ye not the..." into verse 4's "when the Christ--our life--may be manifested then...", so "life" and "hath" 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 "life" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.