Colossians 1
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Colossians 1:19-22

19For 1it was 2the Father’s good pleasure for all 3the 4fullness to dwell in Him, 20and through Him to 5reconcile all things to Himself, 6whether things on earth or things in 7heaven, having made 8peace through 9the blood of His cross.

21And although you were 10previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, 22yet He has now 11reconciled you in His 12body of flesh through death, in order to 13present you before Him 14holy and blameless and beyond reproach--

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:19 Eph 1:5 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:19 John 1:16 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:19 I.e., fullness of deity ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩

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