Colossians 2:11
9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
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:
12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
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;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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
But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Read in contextRomans 6:6
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 30:6
And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Read in contextGalatians 5:24
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Read in contextColossians 3:8–9
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Read in contextEphesians 4:22
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Read in contextGalatians 2:20
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
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