Verse 1
Risen with Christ; Colossians 2:12.

Verse 3
Dead; that is, your former life of worldliness and sin was ended by your union with Christ.

Verse 5
Mortify--your members; keep evil propensities under strict subjection.

Verse 7
Sometime; formerly.

Verse 9
The old man; the former man.

Verse 16
The word of Christ; the doctrine of Christ.

Verse 21
Provoke not your children, &c.; that is, in all things deal with them gently and tenderly.

Verse 22
Eye-service; pretended fidelity.--Singleness; honesty and faithfulness.

Verse 23
As to the Lord; that is, feeling a direct responsibility to him.