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Colossians 2:15 KJV
Colossians · chapter 2 · verse 15
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.Colossians 2:15 · King James Version
Colossians 2:15 in context
13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
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- principalitiesarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- spoiledapekdyomaiwholly put off from one s self, denoting separation from what is put off, wholly to strip…G554 →
- powersexousiapower of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases, leave or permission, physical and…G1849 →
- openlyenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- openlyparrēsiafreedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech, openly, frankly, i.e without concealment…G3954 →
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The apostle here represents the privileges we Christians have above the Jews, which are very great. I. Christ's death is our life: And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, Col 2:13. A state of sin is a state of spiritual death.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-15