11 In him you were also circumcised(A) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[a](B) was put off when you were circumcised by[b] Christ,

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  1. Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
  2. Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,(A) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[a](B)

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  1. John 3:14 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.

[44] [a]

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  1. Mark 9:44 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.

[46] [a]

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  1. Mark 9:46 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.

48 where

“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
    and the fire is not quenched.’[a](A)

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  1. Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24

23 May God himself, the God of peace,(A) sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul(B) and body be kept blameless(C) at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.(D)

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