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
Colossians 2:9-15
American Standard Version
9 for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, 10 and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power: 11 in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ; 12 having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses; 14 having blotted out [a]the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross; 15 [b]having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
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- Colossians 2:14 Or, the bond that was against us by its ordinances
- Colossians 2:15 Or, having put off from himself the principalities etc.
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