Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Colossians: Chapter 3].
discouraged} (\hina m• athum•sin\). Negative purpose (\hina m•\)
with the present subjunctive (continued discouragement) of
\athume•\, old verb, but only here in N.T., from \athumos\
(dispirited, \a\ privative, \thumos\, spirit or courage). One
does not have to read _Jane Eyre_ or _Oliver Twist_ to know
something of the sorrows of childhood as is witnessed by runaway
children and even child suicides.
3:22 {Your masters according to the flesh} (\tois kata sarka
kuriois\). "Lords" really, but these Christian slaves (\douloi\)
had Christ as lord, but even so they were to obey their lords in
the flesh. {Not with eye-service} (\m• en ophthalmodouliais\).
Another Pauline word (here only and Eph 6:6), elsewhere only in
Christian writers after Paul, an easy and expressive compound,
service while the master's eye was on the slave and no longer.
{Men-pleasers} (\anthr•pareskoi\). Late compound only in LXX and
Paul (here and Eph 6:6). {In singleness of heart} (\en
haplot•ti kardias\). So in Eph 6:5. Old and expressive word
from \haplous\ (simple, without folds). See 2Co 11:3. {Fearing
the Lord} (\phoboumenoi ton Kurion\). Rather than the lords
according to the flesh.
3:23 {Whatsoever ye do} (\ho ean poi•te\). See same idiom in
3:17 except \ho\ instead of \p•n hoti\. {Heartily} (\ek
psuch•s\). From the soul and not with mere eye service. In Eph
6:7 Paul adds \met' eunoias\ (with good will) in explanation of
\ek psuch•s\. {As unto the Lord} (\h•s t•i Kuri•i\). Even when
unto men. This is the highest test of worthwhile service. If it
were only always true!
3:24 {Ye shall receive} (\apol•mpsesthe\). Future middle
indicative of \apolamban•\, old verb, to get back (\apo\), to
recover. {The recompense} (\antapodosin\). "The full recompense,"
old word, in LXX, but only here in N.T., but \antapodoma\ twice
(Lu 14:12; Ro 11:9). Given back (\apo\) in return (\anti\). {Ye
serve the Lord Christ} (\to Kuri•i Christ•i douleuete\). As his
slaves and gladly so. Perhaps better as imperatives, keep on
serving.
3:25 {Shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done}
(\komisetai ho •dik•sen\). It is not clear whether \ho adik•n\
(he that doeth wrong) is the master or the slave. It is true of
either and Lightfoot interprets it of both, "shall receive back
the wrong which he did." This is a general law of life and of God
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