22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

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22 but now you have been reconciled[a] by his physical body[b] through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and steadfast and not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:22 Some manuscripts have “he has reconciled you
  2. Colossians 1:22 Literally “the body of his flesh”

22 But now he has reconciled(A) you by Christ’s physical body(B) through death to present you(C) holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation(D) 23 if you continue(E) in your faith, established(F) and firm, and do not move from the hope(G) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(H) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(I)

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22 (A)in the body of His flesh through death, (B)to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— 23 if indeed you continue (C)in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are (D)not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, (E)which was preached to every creature under heaven, (F)of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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