Colossians 2:15 Parallel Translations

He stripped the rulers and authorities of their power and made a public spectacle of them as he celebrated his victory in Christ.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.

DBY:

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

ERV:

having put off from himself the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

WEY:

And the hostile princes and rulers He shook off from Himself, and boldly displayed them as His conquests, when by the Cross He triumphed over them.

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

Colossians 2:15 Cross References

XREF:

John 12:31 "Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

1 Corinthians 15:24 then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.

2 Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.

Ephesians 3:10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 4:8 Therefore it says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN."

Colossians 2:10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority; (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:15 [And] having spoiled {u} principalities and powers, he {x} made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in {y} it.
(u) Satan and his angels.
(x) As a conqueror he made show of those captives, and put them to shame.
(y) That is, the cross. The cross was a chariot of triumph. No conqueror could have triumphed so gloriously in his chariot, as Christ did upon the cross.

PNT:

2:15 [And] having spoiled principalities and powers. Having put off from himself the principalities and powers (Revised Version). Christ overcame and disarmed the spirits of darkness, the evil angels. He triumphed over Satan and all his powers.
He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Put them to an open shame by triumphing over them in his resurrection and ascension.

WES:

2:15 And having spoiled the principalities and powers - The evil angels, of their usurped dominion. He - God the Father. Exposed them openly - Before all the hosts of hell and heaven. Triumphing over them in or by him - By Christ. Thus the paragraph begins with Christ, goes on with him, and ends with him.

MHC:

2:8-17 There is a philosophy which rightly exercises our reasonable faculties; a study of the works of God, which leads us to the knowledge of God, and confirms our faith in him. But there is a philosophy which is vain and deceitful; and while it pleases men's fancies, hinders their faith: such are curious speculations about things above us, or no concern to us. Those who walk in the way of the world, are turned from following Christ. We have in Him the substance of all the shadows of the ceremonial law. All the defects of it are made up in the gospel of Christ, by his complete sacrifice for sin, and by the revelation of the will of God. To be complete, is to be furnished with all things necessary for salvation. By this one word complete, is shown that we have in Christ whatever is required. In him, not when we look to Christ, as though he were distant from us, but we are in him, when, by the power of the Spirit, we have faith wrought in our hearts by the Spirit, and we are united to our Head. The circumcision of the heart, the crucifixion of the flesh, the death and burial to sin and to the world, and the resurrection to newness of life, set forth in baptism, and by faith wrought in our hearts, prove that our sins are forgiven, and that we are fully delivered from the curse of the law. Through Christ, we, who were dead in sins, are quickened. Christ's death was the death of our sins; Christ's resurrection is the quickening of our souls. The law of ordinances, which was a yoke to the Jews, and a partition-wall to the Gentiles, the Lord Jesus took out of the way. When the substance was come, the shadows fled. Since every mortal man is, through the hand-writing of the law, guilty of death, how very dreadful is the condition of the ungodly and unholy, who trample under foot that blood of the Son of God, whereby alone this deadly hand-writing can be blotted out! Let not any be troubled about bigoted judgments which related to meats, or the Jewish solemnities. The setting apart a portion of our time for the worship and service of God, is a moral and unchangeable duty, but had no necessary dependence upon the seventh day of the week, the sabbath of the Jews. The first day of the week, or the Lord's day, is the time kept holy by Christians, in remembrance of Christ's resurrection. All the Jewish rites were shadows of gospel blessings.

CONC:

Authorities Boldly Conquests Cross Despoiled Disarmed Display Displayed Example Free Glorying Hostile Leading Openly Powers Princes Principalities Public Publicly Rule Rulers Shame Shew Shook Spectacle Spoiled Stripped Triumph Triumphed Triumphing

Authorities Boldly Cross Despoiled Displayed Example Free Hostile Leading Openly Powers Princes Principalities Public Publicly Rule Rulers Shame Shew Shook Show Spectacle Spoiled Stripped Triumph Triumphed Triumphing

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