Colossians 1:22

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—
• English Standard Version (ESV)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,
• 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—

Context of Colossians 1:22

20and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross – through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven. 21And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds, but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him – 23if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant. 24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body – for the sake of his body, the church – what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

Colossians 1:22 word by word

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 7:4So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you could be joined to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, to bear fruit to God.
• Ephesians 2:15when he nullified in his flesh the law of commandments in decrees. He did this to create in himself one new man out of two, thus making peace,
• Hebrews 10:10By his will we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
• Luke 1:75in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.
• 2 Corinthians 11:2For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
• Ephesians 1:4For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.
• Ephesians 5:27so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:7For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness.
• 2 Peter 3:14Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.
• Jude 1:24Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,
• Job 15:15If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,
• Job 25:5If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned,
• Psalms 51:7Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow.
• Hebrews 13:21equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. 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

Topics related to Colossians 1:22

• Atonement
• Blessing
• Contingencies
• God
• Holiness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Perfection
• Perseverance
• Propitiation
• Reconciliation
• Redemption
• Salvation

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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