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Colossians 2:14-16
Lexham English Bible
Colossians 2:14-16
Lexham English Bible
14 having destroyed the certificate of indebtedness in ordinances against us, which was hostile to us, and removed it out of the way by[a] nailing it to the cross. 15 When he[b] had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a display of them in public, triumphing over them by it.[c]
Do Not Be Judged by Human Religious Rules
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you with reference to eating or[d] drinking or participation in a feast or a new moon or a Sabbath,
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- Colossians 2:14 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“nailing”) which is understood as means
- Colossians 2:15 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had disarmed”) which is understood as temporal
- Colossians 2:15 Or “in him”
- Colossians 2:16 Some manuscripts have “and”
Colossians 2:14-16
New International Version
Colossians 2:14-16
New International Version
14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,(A) which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.(B) 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(C) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(D) by the cross.[a]
Freedom From Human Rules
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you(E) by what you eat or drink,(F) or with regard to a religious festival,(G) a New Moon celebration(H) or a Sabbath day.(I)
Footnotes
- Colossians 2:15 Or them in him
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