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Colossians 2:15 — King James Version← Study notes

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.


Colossians 2:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:1513 words
GreekMeaning
ἀπεκδυσάμενοςapekdysamenos
Having disarmedverbG554
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἀρχὰςarchas
rulersnounG746
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἐξουσίαςexousias
authoritiesnounG1849
ἐδειγμάτισενedeigmatisen
He disgraced themverbG1165
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
παρρησίᾳparrēsia
publicnounG3954
θριαμβεύσαςthriambeusas
having triumphedverbG2358
αὐτοὺςautous
over thempronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
αὐτῷautō
itpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 2:15

“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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