Colossians 2:13-15
Easy-to-Read Version
13 You were spiritually dead because of your sins and because you were not free from the power of your sinful self. But God gave you new life together with Christ. He forgave all our sins. 14 Because we broke God’s laws, we owed a debt—a debt that listed all the rules we failed to follow. But God forgave us of that debt. He took it away and nailed it to the cross. 15 He defeated the rulers and powers of the spiritual world. With the cross he won the victory over them and led them away, as defeated and powerless prisoners for the whole world to see.
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Colossians 2:13-15
King James Version
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14 Blotting 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;
15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
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Colossians 2:13-15
New King James Version
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 (A)having wiped out the [a]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 (B)Having disarmed (C)principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
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- Colossians 2:14 certificate of debt with its
Colossians 2:13-15
English Standard Version
13 (A)And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God (B)made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by (C)canceling (D)the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 (E)He disarmed the rulers and authorities[a] and (F)put them to open shame, by (G)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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