Colossians 1:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:”
Colossians 1:22 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Colossians 1:2221 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Colossians 1:22
Here he goes to show that He reconciled those even who were unworthy of reconciliation. For by the saying that they were under the power of darkness, he shows the calamity in which they were. Colossians 1:13 But lest, on hearing of “the power of darkness,” you should consider it Necessity, he adds, “And you that were alienated,” so that though it appear to be the same thing that he says, yet it is not so; for it is not the same thing to deliver out of the evils him that…
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Aisha MbekiNote3mo agoLiving with purpose - Colossians 1
The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting. God is faithful in every circumstance. Reading the Psalms al...
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Anna WestbrookNote3mo agoUnderstanding grace - Colossians 1
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Faith isn't the absence of doubt - it's choosing to believe despite it.
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Markus BauerNote3mo agoLiving with purpose - Colossians 1
God is faithful in every circumstance. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal. I notice the repetition here i...
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