Colossians 2:15

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Summary

Colossians 2:15

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

Having

Principalities

Colossians 1:16

2 Corinthians 4:4

Ephesians 6:12

Triumphing

General references

Mark 3:27

Luke 11:22

Bible References

Having

Or, how can any one enter the house of the strong man and spoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? and then he will plunder his house.

And he said to them: I saw Satan, like lightning from heaven, falling.

but when one stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes away all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

Now is the judgment of this world: now is the prince of this world cast out.

of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

For which reason, the scripture says: When he ascended on high, he led captive a multitude of captives, and gave gifts to men.

Since, then, the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also, in like manner, partook of the same, that, through his death, he might deprive of power him that has the power of death, that is, the devil;

And the great dragon, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And he laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Principalities

for by him were all things created, things in heaven and things in earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities; all things were created by him, and for him:

whose unbelieving minds the god of this age has darkened, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine to them.

for our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the rulers of the darkness of this world, with the wicked spirits in the heavenly regions.

Triumphing

And one of the evil-doers that were hanged reviled him, saying: If you are the Christ, save yourself and us.

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.

Therefore, when Jesus had received the vinegar, he said: It is finished. And he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

him, delivered up by the fixed purpose and foreknowledge of God, you took, and with wicked hands did crucify and slay:

General references

No one can enter the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.

but when one stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes away all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.