Colossians 3:6

For which things' sake,.... Those sins above mentioned, Col 3:5,

the wrath of God; the effects of it in temporal judgments, and eternal ruin and destruction, the wrath to come, which all are…

For which things’ sake ... - See the notes at Eph 5:6, where the same expression occurs.

The wrath of God cometh - God is angry with such persons, and he inflicts on them the punishment which they deserve.

The apostle exhorts the Colossians to the mortification of sin, the great hindrance to seeking the things which are above. Since it is our duty to set our affections upon heavenly things, it is our…

For which things" sake, &c. See Eph 5:6 for an almost verbal parallel, only observing that the words "on the children of disobedience" should perhapsbe omitted from the reading here; they are possibly…