Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; He triumphed over them by Him.
New American Standard Bible
When He had
King James Version
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
International Standard Version
And when he had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in the cross.
A Conservative Version
Having stripped the principal offices and the positions of authority, he exposed them openly, having triumphed over them by it.
American Standard Version
having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Amplified
When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He made a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His triumphal procession], having triumphed over them through
An Understandable Version
[In doing this] Christ disarmed the rulers and authorities [i.e., evil forces] and made a public display of them, triumphing over them through the cross. [Note: This could possibly be rendered "God triumphed over them through Christ"].
Anderson New Testament
and having spoiled the principalities and authorities, he made a show of them openly by triumphing over them through it.
Bible in Basic English
Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.
Common New Testament
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them through him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and having divested principalitys and powers, he made them an example of obedience, and caus'd them to triumph in Christ.
Darby Translation
having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it.
Godbey New Testament
having destroyed governments and authorities, he made a public exhibition of them triumphing over them on it.
Goodspeed New Testament
He disarmed the principalities and dominions and displayed them openly, triumphing over them through him.
John Wesley New Testament
And having spoiled the principalities and powers, he exposed them openly, triumphing over them in him.
Julia Smith Translation
Having stripped off beginnings and powers, he made an example in freedom of speech, having led them in triumph in it.
King James 2000
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[When he] had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a display of [them] in public, triumphing over them by it.
Modern King James verseion
Having stripped rulers and authorities, He made a show of them publicly, triumphing over them in it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and hath spoiled rule and power, and hath made a show of them openly, and hath triumphed over them in his own person.
Moffatt New Testament
when he cut away the angelic Rulers and Powers from us, exposing them to all the world and triumphing over them in the cross.
Montgomery New Testament
Principalities and powers he disarmed, and openly displayed them as his trophies, when he triumphed over them in the cross.
NET Bible
Disarming the rulers and authorities, he has made a public disgrace of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
New Heart English Bible
having disarmed the rulers and authorities, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Noyes New Testament
and having disarmed principalities and powers, he made a public show of them, and led them captive in triumph in him.
Sawyer New Testament
[and] having subjugated principalities and powers, he made a public exhibition of them, leading them in triumph by it.
The Emphasized Bible
Spoiling the principalities and the authorities, he made of them an open example, celebrating a triumph over them thereby.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
spoiling principalities and powers, he exposed them to view openly, triumphing over them on it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He rid himself of all the Powers of Evil, and held them up to open contempt, when he celebrated his triumph over them on the cross!
Webster
And having despoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Weymouth New Testament
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.
Williams New Testament
He thus stripped the principalities and dominions of power and made a public display of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
World English Bible
having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Worrell New Testament
having despoiled the principalities and the powers, He made an example of them, celebrating a triumph over them in it.
Worsley New Testament
And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made them an open spectacle, triumphing over them by it.
Youngs Literal Translation
having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly -- having triumphed over them in it.
Themes
The atonement » Has delivered saints from the » Power of the devil
Circumcision » Jesus Christ being a minister of the circumcision
Jesus Christ » What is in jesus Christ
Power » Of Christ » Overcoming satan
The power of Christ » Exhibited in » Overcoming satan
The Roman empire » Allusions to military affairs of » Triumphs of victorious generals
Salvation » Is deliverance from » The Devil
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Completed by his death
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 2:15
Prayers for Colossians 2:15
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Context Readings
Beware Of Requirements Invented By Humans
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He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross.
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Cross References
Ephesians 4:8
For it says:
He took prisoners into captivity;
He gave gifts to people.
Luke 10:18
He said to them,
Genesis 3:15
and between your seed and her seed.
He will strike your head,
and you will strike his heel.
Psalm 68:18
You received gifts from
even from the rebellious,
so that the Lord God might live there.
Isaiah 53:12
and He will receive
because He submitted Himself to death,
and was counted among the rebels;
yet He bore the sin of many
and interceded for the rebels.
Matthew 12:29
John 16:11
Ephesians 6:12
For our battle is not against flesh
Hebrews 2:14
Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through His death He might destroy the one holding the power of death—that is, the Devil
Isaiah 49:24-25
or the captives of the righteous
Luke 11:22
Luke 23:39-43
Then
John 12:31-32
John 19:30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said,
Acts 2:23-24
Though He was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used
Acts 2:32-36
“God has resurrected
2 Corinthians 4:4
In their case, the god of this age
Colossians 1:16
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.
Revelation 12:9
So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent,
Revelation 20:2-3
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the Devil and Satan,
Revelation 20:10
The Devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet are,