King James Version
Colossians 2:15 in the King James Version says “And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly , triumphing over them in it. in it: or, in ...” — study this verse from Colossians chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly , triumphing over them in it. in it: or, in himself”
Colossians 2:15 · KJV
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
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;
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly , triumphing over them in it. in it: or, in himself
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: in meat: or, for eating and drinking respect: or, part
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“principalities”
G746(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“powers”
G1849privilege, i.e., (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token o
all out-spokenness, i.e., frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance
“triumphing over”
G2358and a derivative of g0680 (meaning a noisy iambus, a hymn sung in festal processions in honor of the god bacchus); to make an acclamatory procession,
“it”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“it”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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