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Colossians 1

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^{Colossians 1:1 [1]} Luke is referring to his gospel.

^{Colossians 1:1 [2]} As the gospel tells us what Jesus began to do and teach, so Acts tells what He continued to do and teach by His Holy Spirit (F. F. Bruce).

^{Colossians 1:13 [3]} Also known as James the Less or James the Younger. His mother, Mary (Gr Maria), may have been either a sister or sister-in-law of Mary (Gr Mariam), the mother of Jesus.

^{Colossians 1:18 [4]} Peter means that the chief priests purchased the field in Judas' name. He had returned to them with the money, and when they refused to accept it, he threw it into the temple sanctuary (MAT 27:3 ff). Afterwards they decided to buy the field for use as a burial ground for strangers. Peter goes on to say that Judas was disemboweled in a fall, while Matthew reports that Judas hanged himself (MAT 27:5). One explanation for the apparent discrepancy is that the rope or line that Judas was using broke, and the body fell in such a way as to be disemboweled (MAT 27:3 ff).

^{Colossians 1:26 [5]} The custom of the Jews was to write the names on stones, place them in a container and shake it until one stone fell out.

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