Verse 15
Colossians 2:15
Free Bible Version
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These are just a shadow of what was to come, for the physical reality is Christ.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀπεκδυσάμενος τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας ἐδειγμάτισεν ἐν παρρησίᾳ, θριαμβεύσας αὐτοὺς ἐν αὐτῷ.
English Translation
Having stripped off the rulers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in him.
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Chapter 2 Context
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I want you to know how hard I'm working for you, and for those at Laodicea—in fact for all those who...
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so that you may be encouraged. May you be bound together in love, experiencing the great benefit of...
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Even though I'm not physically there with you, I'm with you in spirit. I'm so happy to see the way y...
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Just as you accepted Christ Yashua (Jesus) as Lord, go on following him,
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grounded in him and built up by him. May your trust in him continue to grow strong, following what y...
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Watch out that nobody enslaves you through their philosophy and worthless delusions, following human...
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For the fullness of God (Elohim)'s divine nature lives in Christ in bodily form,
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and you have been made full in him. He is supreme over every ruler and authority.
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You were “circumcised” in him but not by human hands. You have been set free from sinful human natur...
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10
You were buried with him in baptism, and you were raised with him through your trust in what God (El...
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11
And even though you were dead because of your sins and being physically “uncircumcised,” he brought...
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12
He wiped out the record of our debts according to the Law that was written down against us; he took...
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13
He stripped away the power of spiritual rulers and authorities, and having publicly revealed what th...
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14
So don't let anyone criticize you for what you eat or what you drink, or regarding which religious f...
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15
These are just a shadow of what was to come, for the physical reality is Christ.
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Don't let anyone cheat you out of your prize by insisting you have to beat yourself, or worship ange...
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Such people are not connected to the head that directs the body, nourished and joined together throu...
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If you died with Christ to the religious demands that this world insists upon, why would you make yo...
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Things like: don't handle that, don't taste that, don't touch that!
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These commands refer to things that don't last since they're used up, and they're based on man-made...
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Such rules may make some kind of sense to those who practice self-centered piety, who are so proud o...
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