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Colossians 2:11 — King James Version← Study notes

In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:


Colossians 2:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:1118 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
whomrelative pronounG3739
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
περιετμήθητεperietmēthēte
you were circumcisedverbG4059
περιτομῇperitomē
with the circumcisionnounG4061
ἀχειροποιήτῳacheiropoiētō
made without handsadjectiveG886
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἀπεκδύσειapekdysei
removalnounG555
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
σώματοςsōmatos
bodynounG4983
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
σαρκόςsarkos
fleshnounG4561
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
of thearticleG3588
περιτομῇperitomē
circumcisionnounG4061
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 2:11

“In whom you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ.” See how near he has come to the thing. He says, “In the putting” quite away, not putting off merely. “The body of sins.” He means, “the old life.” He is continually adverting to this in different ways, as he said above, “Who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and reconciled us who were alienated,” that we should be…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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