Colossians 2:13

Colossians 2:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
• New International Version (NIV)When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,

Context of Colossians 2:13

11In Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision done not by hand, in the stripping away of the body of the flesh through the circumcision of Messiah. 12You were buried along with Him in immersion, through which you also were raised with Him by trusting in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. When you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him when He pardoned us all our transgressions. 14He wiped out the handwritten record of debts with the decrees against us, which was hostile to us. He took it away by nailing it to the cross. 15After disarming the principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in the cross.

Colossians 2:13 word by word

Καὶ ὑμᾶς νεκροὺς ὄντας ἐν τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ τῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ τῆς σαρκὸς ὑμῶν, συνεζωοποίησεν ὑμᾶς σὺν αὐτῷ χαρισάμενος ἡμῖν πάντα τὰ παραπτώματα·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• youσύsu · youG4771
• beingεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• yourὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sinsπαράπτωμαparaptōma · trespassG3900
• the uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustia · uncircumcisionG203
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• hath he quickened togetherσυζωοποιέωsuzōopoieō · to make alive withG4806
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• having forgivenχαρίζωcharizomai · to give graceG5483
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for Colossians 2:13

• Ezekiel 37:1The hand of Adonai was upon me. The Ruach Adonai carried me out and set me down in the middle of the valley. It was full of bones.
• Luke 9:60But Yeshua said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
• Luke 15:24For this son of mine was dead and has come back to life—he was lost and is found!’ Then they began to celebrate.
• Romans 6:13And do not keep yielding your body parts to sin as tools of wickedness; but yield yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your body parts as tools of righteousness to God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Messiah compels us, since we have concluded that One died for all; as a result all died.
• Ephesians 2:1You were dead in your trespasses and sins.
• Ephesians 5:14for everything made visible is light. This is why it says, “Wake up, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Messiah will shine on you.”
• 1 Timothy 5:6But she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.
• Hebrews 6:1Therefore leaving the basic teaching of the Messiah, let us move on toward maturity—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of trust in God,
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Messiah—who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God—cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• James 2:17So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead by itself.
• Ephesians 2:11Therefore, keep in mind that once you—Gentiles in the flesh—were called “uncircumcision” by those called “circumcision” (which is performed on flesh by hand).
• Psalms 71:20You made me see many troubles and evils —You will revive me again— from the depths of the earth You will bring me up again.
• Psalms 119:50My comfort in my affliction is this: Your word has kept me alive.
• John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever He wants.
• John 6:63It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no benefit. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and are life!

Commentaries on Colossians 2:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And you, being dead in your sins - See the notes on Ephesians 2:1, etc. The uncircumcision of your flesh - This must refer to that part of the Colossian Church which was made up of converted heathens, for the heathens alone were uncircumcised.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And you, being dead in your sins - Notes, Ephesians 2:1. And the uncircumcision of your flesh - That is, Gentiles, and giving unrestrained indulgence to the desires of the flesh. They lived as those who had not by any religious rite or covenant brought themselves under obligations to lead holy lives. Hath he quickened - Notes, Ephesians 2:1. Together with him - In virtue of his being restored to life. That is, the resurrection of the Lord Jesus was the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 There is a philosophy which rightly exercises our reasonable faculties; a study of the works of God, which leads us to the knowledge of God, and confirms our faith in him. But there is a philosophy which is vain and deceitful; and while it pleases men's fancies, hinders their faith: such are curious speculations about things above us, or no concern to us. Those who walk in the way of the world, are turned from following Christ. We have in Him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-15Paul urges the Colossians to stay strong in their faith in Christ, despite the tempting arguments of the false teachers. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form. Christ alone makes them complete.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. you, being dead--formerly (Ep 2:1, 2); even as Christ was among the dead, before that God raised Him "from the dead" (Col 2:12). sins--rather as Greek is translated at end of this verse, "trespasses," literally, "failings aside" from God's ways; actual transgressions, as that of Adam. uncircumcision of your flesh--your not having put off the old fleshly nature, the carnal foreskin, or original sin, which now by spiritual circumcision, that is…Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 2:13

• Death
• Depravity of Man
• Justification
• Regeneration
• Sin

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Commentaries on Colossians 2

• 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
• 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