Colossians 2:9-15
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9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority.(A) 11 In him also you were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision,[a] by the removal of the body[b] of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ;(B) 12 when you were buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.(C) 13 And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God[c] made you[d] alive together with him, when he forgave us all our trespasses,(D) 14 erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed[e] the rulers and authorities and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in it.(E)
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Colossians 2:9-15
English Standard Version
9 For (A)in him the whole fullness of deity dwells (B)bodily, 10 and (C)you have been filled in him, who is (D)the head of all rule and authority. 11 In him also (E)you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by (F)putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 (G)having been buried with him in baptism, in which (H)you were also raised with him through faith in (I)the powerful working of God, (J)who raised him from the dead. 13 (K)And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God (L)made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by (M)canceling (N)the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 (O)He disarmed the rulers and authorities[a] and (P)put them to open shame, by (Q)triumphing over them in him.[b]
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- Colossians 2:15 Probably demonic rulers and authorities
- Colossians 2:15 Or in it (that is, the cross)
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