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

And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel."

You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the Lord God lives there!

Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror?

So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels."

How else can someone enter a strong man's house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.

So he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

But when a stronger man attacks and conquers him, he takes away the first man's armor on which the man relied and divides up his plunder.

Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.

and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men."

Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),

So that huge dragon -- the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world -- was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

He seized the dragon -- the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan -- and tied him up for a thousand years.

Principalities

for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him -- all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers -- all things were created through him and for him.

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

Triumphing

One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."

When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, "It is completed!" Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.

General references

But no one is able to enter a strong man's house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

But when a stronger man attacks and conquers him, he takes away the first man's armor on which the man relied and divides up his plunder.