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 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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Footnotes

  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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