Colossians 1:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Colossians 1:22

20 and ^aby Him to reconcile ^ball things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, ^chaving made peace through the blood of His cross.

21 And you, ^awho once were alienated and enemies in your mind ^bby wicked works, yet now He has ^creconciled

22 ^ain the body of His flesh through death, ^bto present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—

23 if indeed you continue ^ain the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are ^bnot moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, ^cwhich was preached to every creature under heaven, ^dof which I, Paul, became a minister.

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24 ^aI now rejoice in my sufferings ^bfor you, and fill up in my flesh ^cwhat is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for ^dthe sake of His body, which is the church,

25 of which I became a minister according to ^athe stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

Verse Comparison: Colossians 1:22

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American Standard Version
yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him:

Amplified® Bible
Yet now has [Christ, the Messiah] reconciled [you to God] in the body of His flesh through death, in order to present you holy and faultless and irreproachable in His [the Father's] presence.

Contemporary English Version
But his Son became a human and died. So God made peace with you, and now he lets you stand in his presence as people who are holy and faultless and innocent.

Darby English Version
in the body of his flesh through death; to present you holy and unblamable and irreproachable before it,

Good News Bible
But now, by means of the physical death of his Son, God has made you his friends, in order to bring you, holy, pure, and faultless, into his presence.

International Standard Version
he has now reconciled by the death of his physical body so that he might present you holy, blameless, and without fault before him.

King James Version
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

New American Standard Bible
yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach--

New International Version
But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—

New King James Version
in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach--

Young's Literal Translation
in the body of his flesh through the death, to present you holy, and unblemished, and unblameable before himself,

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