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Colossians 2:9-15
New International Version
Colossians 2:9-15
New International Version
9 For in Christ all the fullness(A) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(B) over every power and authority.(C) 11 In him you were also circumcised(D) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[a](E) was put off when you were circumcised by[b] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism,(F) in which you were also raised with him(G) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.(H)
13 When you were dead in your sins(I) and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[c] alive(J) with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,(K) 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,(L) which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.(M) 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(N) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(O) by the cross.[d]
Footnotes
- 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.
- Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of
- Colossians 2:13 Some manuscripts us
- Colossians 2:15 Or them in him
Colossians 2:9-15
New American Standard Bible
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
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