English Standard Version
Colossians 1:22
22he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
Colossians 1:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
- New International Version (NIV)But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—
- New King James Version (NKJV)in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
Context of Colossians 1:22
20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. 21And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. 24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
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νυνὶ δὲ ἀποκατήλλαξεν ἐν τῷ σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ διὰ τοῦ θανάτου παραστῆσαι ὑμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους καὶ ἀνεγκλήτους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the bodyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
- of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
- throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
- to presentπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
- youσύsu · youG4771
- holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- unblameableἄμωμοςamōmos · blamelessG299
- unreproveableἀνέγκλητοςanegklētos · irreproachableG410
- inκατενώπιονkatenōpion · beforeG2714
Cross-references for Colossians 1:22
- Romans 7:4Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
- Ephesians 2:15by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
- Hebrews 10:10And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- Luke 1:75in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
- Ephesians 1:4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
- Ephesians 5:27so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness.
- 2 Peter 3:14Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
- Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,
- Job 15:15Behold, God puts no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight;
- Job 25:5Behold, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his eyes;
- Psalms 51:7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
- Hebrews 13:21equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Commentaries on Colossians 1:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22In the body of his flesh - By Christ's assumption of a human body, and dying for man, he has made an atonement for sin, through which men become reconciled to God and to each other. To present you holy - Having saved you from your sins. Unblamable - Having filled you with his Spirit, and written his law in your hearts, so that his love, shed abroad in your hearts, becomes the principle and motive to every action. The tree therefore being good, the fruit…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22In the body of his flesh through death - The death of his body, or his death in making an atonement, has been the means of producing this reconciliation. It: (1) removed the obstacles to reconciliation on the part of God - vindicating his truth and justice, and maintaining the principles of his government as much as if the sinner had himself suffered the penalty of the law - thus rendering it consistent for God to indulge the benevolence of his nature in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 Christ in his human nature, is the visible discovery of the invisible God, and he that hath seen Him hath seen the Father. Let us adore these mysteries in humble faith, and behold the glory of the Lord in Christ Jesus. He was born or begotten before all the creation, before any creature was made; which is the Scripture way of representing eternity, and by which the eternity of God is represented to us. All things being created by Him, were…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The Colossians, like all believers, were considered holy and blameless by God. This was not due to their own perfection but because Christ's death reconciled them with God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. In the body of his flesh--the element in which His reconciling sufferings had place. Compare Col 1:24, "afflictions of Christ in my flesh" (1Pe 2:24). Angels who have not a "body of flesh" are not in any way our reconciling mediators, as your false teachers assert, but He, the Lord of angels, who has taken our flesh, that in it He might atone for our fallen manhood. through death--rather as Greek, "through His death" (which could only take place in a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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