Colossians 2:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Colossians 2:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Colossians 2:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Colossians 2:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”

Colossians 2:15 — World English Bible

Colossians 2:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. ”

Colossians 2:15 — American Standard Version

Colossians 2:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly--having triumphed over them in it.”

Colossians 2:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Colossians 2:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it. ”

Colossians 2:15 — Darby Translation

Colossians 2:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And hath spoyled the Principalities, and Powers, and hath made a shew of them openly, and hath triumphed ouer them in the same crosse.”

Colossians 2:15 — Geneva Bible

Colossians 2:15 in Context — Colossians 2

13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

14 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;

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

16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

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What Does Colossians 2:15 Mean?

Colossians 2:15 is a verse from the Book of Colossians, part of the New Testament. It appears in Colossians chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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