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Colossians 2:11 KJV
Colossians · chapter 2 · verse 11
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:Colossians 2:11 · King James Version
Colossians 2:11 in context
9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
12Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
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Key words (Strong's)
- circumcisionperitomēcircumcised, the act or rite of circumcision, " they of the circumcision" is a…G4061 →
- circumcisedperitemnōto cut around, to circumcise, cut off one's prepuce , to get one's self circumcised…G4059 →
- handsacheiropoiētosnot made with handsG886 →
- fleshsarxflesh of both man and beasts, the body, the body of a man, used of natural or physical…G4561 →
- bodysōmathe body both of men or animals, a dead body or corpse, the living body, of animals, the…G4983 →
- sinshamartiaequivalent to 264, to be without a share in, to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to…G266 →
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The apostle cautions the Colossians against deceivers (Col 2:4): And this I say lest any man beguile you with enticing words; and Col 2:8, Lest any man spoil you.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-12