10 and you are complete in Him, who is the (A)head of all [a]principality and power.

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11 In Him you were also (B)circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by (C)putting off the body [b]of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,

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  1. Colossians 2:10 rule and authority
  2. Colossians 2:11 NU omits of the sins

10 and in Him you have been (A)made [a]complete, and (B)He is the head [b]over every (C)ruler and authority; 11 and in Him (D)you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without hands, in the removal of (E)the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ,

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  1. Colossians 2:10 Lit full
  2. Colossians 2:10 Lit of

10 And in Him you have been made complete [achieving spiritual stature through Christ], and He is the head over all rule and authority [of every angelic and earthly power]. 11 In Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, but by the [spiritual] circumcision of Christ in the stripping off of the body of the flesh [the sinful carnal nature],

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10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(A) over every power and authority.(B) 11 In him you were also circumcised(C) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[a](D) was put off when you were circumcised by[b] Christ,

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  1. Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
  2. Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of

10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

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:

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28 For (A)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew (B)who is one inwardly; and (C)circumcision is that of the heart, (D)in the Spirit, not in the letter; (E)whose [a]praise is not from men but from God.

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  1. Romans 2:29 A play on words—Jew is literally praise.

28 For (A)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But (B)he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and (C)circumcision is of the heart, by the (D)Spirit, not by the letter; (E)and his praise is not from people, but from God.

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28 For he is not a [real] Jew who is only one outwardly, nor is [true] circumcision something external and physical. 29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and [true] circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by [the fulfillment of] the letter [of the Law]. His praise is not from men, but from God.

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28 A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,(A) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.(B) 29 No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart,(C) by the Spirit,(D) not by the written code.(E) Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.(F)

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28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

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(A)For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that (B)our old man was crucified with Him, that (C)the body of sin might be [a]done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.

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  1. Romans 6:6 rendered inoperative

For (A)if we have become [a]united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be [b]in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our (B)old [c]self was (C)crucified with Him, in order that our (D)body of sin might be [d]done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;

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  1. Romans 6:5 Or united with the likeness
  2. Romans 6:5 Or with
  3. Romans 6:6 Lit person (Gr anthropos)
  4. Romans 6:6 Or made powerless

For if we have become one with Him [permanently united] in the likeness of His death, we will also certainly be [one with Him and share fully] in the likeness of His resurrection. We know that our old [a]self [our human nature without the Holy Spirit] was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin.

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  1. Romans 6:6 Gr anthropos, i.e. man, person.

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.(A) For we know that our old self(B) was crucified with him(C) so that the body ruled by sin(D) might be done away with,[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin(E)

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  1. Romans 6:6 Or be rendered powerless

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

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