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Colossians 2:14 — King James Version← Study notes

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;


Colossians 2:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:1421 words
GreekMeaning
ἐξαλείψαςexaleipsas
having blotted outverbG1813
τὸto
thearticleG3588
καθ’kath’
againstprepositionG2596
ἡμῶνhēmōn
uspronounG1473
χειρόγραφονcheirographon
handwritingnounG5498
τοῖςtois
in thearticleG3588
δόγμασινdogmasin
decreesnounG1378
ho
whichrelative pronounG3739
ἦνēn
wasverbG1510
ὑπεναντίονhypenantion
adverseadjectiveG5227
ἡμῖνhēmin
to uspronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αὐτὸauto
itpronounG846
ἦρκενērken
He has takenverbG142
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
μέσουmesou
wayadjectiveG3319
προσηλώσαςprosēlōsas
having nailedverbG4338
αὐτὸauto
itpronounG846
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
σταυρῷstaurō
crossnounG4716
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 2:14

“Having forgiven us all our trespasses; having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the Cross; having put off from himself the principalities and the powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” “Having forgiven us,” he says, “all our trespasses,” those which produced that deadness. What then? Did He allow them to remain? No, He even wiped them out;…

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