Colossians 3:17

¹⁷And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.q

Colossians 3 marks a decisive pivot from doctrinal exposition to practical application. Having rooted the Colossians in the sufficiency and supremacy of Christ (chapters 1–2), Paul now calls them to "seek the things that are above" (Col 3:1). The chapter unfolds in two movements: fi