Colossians 2:9-15
New American Standard Bible
9 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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- Colossians 2:10 Lit full
- Colossians 2:10 Lit of
- Colossians 2:13 Or although
- Colossians 2:13 Or by reason of
- Colossians 2:15 Or divested Himself of
- Colossians 2:15 Or it; i.e., the cross
Colossians 2:9-15
New King James Version
9 For (A)in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead [a]bodily; 10 and you are complete in Him, who is the (B)head of all [b]principality and power.
Not Legalism but Christ
11 In Him you were also (C)circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by (D)putting off the body [c]of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 (E)buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through (F)faith in the working of God, (G)who raised Him from the dead. 13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 (H)having wiped out the [d]handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 (I)Having disarmed (J)principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
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- Colossians 2:9 in bodily form
- Colossians 2:10 rule and authority
- Colossians 2:11 NU omits of the sins
- Colossians 2:14 certificate of debt with its
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