Colossians 2:13-15

Expanded Bible

¹³ When you were ·spiritually dead [^Ldead] ·because of [or in] your sins and ·because you were not free from the power [^Lin the uncircumcision] of your ·sinful self [sinful nature; flesh], God made you alive with Christ, and he forgave all our ·sins [transgressions]. ¹⁴ He ·canceled [wiped out; erased] the ·record [certificate] of debt, ·which listed all the rules we failed to follow [^Lwith its decrees that were against us; ^Cthe record of sins revealed through the OT law; Eph. 2:15]. He ·took it away [set it aside; destroyed it] and nailed it to the cross. ¹⁵ ·God [or Christ; ^LHe] ·stripped the spiritual rulers and powers of their authority [^Ldisarmed/despoiled the rulers and authorities]. With the cross, he won the victory and ·showed the world that they were powerless [publicly shamed them; made a public spectacle of them; ^Clike a triumphant general displaying his captives in a victory parade].