For in Him all the (A)fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10 and in Him you have been (B)made [a]complete, and (C)He is the head [b]over every (D)ruler and authority; 11 and in Him (E)you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without hands, in the removal of (F)the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been (G)buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also (H)raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who (I)raised Him from the dead. 13 And [c]when you were (J)dead [d]in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He (K)made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings, 14 having canceled (L)the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and (M)He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 When He had [e](N)disarmed the (O)rulers and authorities, He (P)made a public display of them, having (Q)triumphed over them through [f]Him.

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  1. Colossians 2:10 Lit full
  2. Colossians 2:10 Lit of
  3. Colossians 2:13 Or although
  4. Colossians 2:13 Or by reason of
  5. Colossians 2:15 Or divested Himself of
  6. Colossians 2:15 Or it; i.e., the cross

because all the essence[a] of deity inhabits him in bodily form. 10 And you have been filled by him, who is the head of every ruler and authority. 11 In union with him you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without human[b] hands by stripping off the corrupt nature by the circumcision performed by the Messiah.[c] 12 When you were buried with the Messiah[d] in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 Even when you were dead because of your offenses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God[e] made you alive with him when he forgave us all of our offenses, 14 having erased the charges that were brought against us, along with their obligations that were hostile to us. He took those charges away when he nailed them to the cross. 15 And when he had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in the cross.[f]

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  1. Colossians 2:9 Lit. all of the fullness
  2. Colossians 2:11 The Gk. lacks human
  3. Colossians 2:11 Or Christ
  4. Colossians 2:12 Lit. with him
  5. Colossians 2:13 Lit. he
  6. Colossians 2:15 Lit. in it