Colossians 2:11
9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
10 And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
12 And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
13 When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,
- ASV
- in whom ye 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;
- DARBY
- in whom also ye have been circumcised with circumcision not done by hand, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of the Christ;
- BLB
- in whom also you⁺ were circumcised with the circumcision done without hands in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,
- ÅB
- han i hvem dere og ble omskåret med en omskjærelse som ikke er gjort med hender, ved avkledningen av kjødets legeme, ved Kristi omskjærelse,
- OTB
- I Ham ble dere også omskåret med en omskjærelse som ikke er gjort med menneskehender, ved å avlegge kjøttets kropp, ved Kristi omskjærelse,
- B1930
- han i hvem I og blev omskåret med en omskjærelse som ikke er gjort med hender, ved avklædningen av kjødets legeme, ved Kristi omskjærelse,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 2:29
No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:3
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
Read in contextRomans 6:6
We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 30:6
The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
Read in contextGalatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Read in contextColossians 3:8–9
But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Read in contextEphesians 4:22
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Read in contextGalatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
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