Colossians 1
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Colossians 1:20-23

20and throughG1223 Him to 1reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, having madeG1517 2peaceG1517 throughG1223 3the bloodG129 of His crossG4716; throughG1223 Him, I say, 4whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 5heavenG3772.

21And although you were 6formerlyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in mindG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 7reconciledG604 you in His fleshlyG4561 8bodyG4983 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 9presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 10holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 11the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 12establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not movedG3334 awayG3334 from the 13hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 14in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 15and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 16was madeG1096 a 1718ministerG1249.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩

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