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 one enter into the house of a strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

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

but when a stronger man than he comes upon him, and overcomes him, he takes away all his arms in which he trusted, and distributes his spoils.

There is now a judgment of this world; the ruler of this world shall now be cast out;

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

Wherefore he says, When he ascended on high, he took captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

Since then the children have partaken of blood and flesh, he in like manner also partook of them, that through death he might destroy him that has the power of death, that is the devil,

And the great dragon, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, and who deceives all the world, was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast [to the earth] with him.

And he took the dragon, which is the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Principalities

for by him were all things created which are in heaven and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or powers. All things were created through him and for him,

in whom the god of this life has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God, may not shine.

for our conflict is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the potentates of the darkness of this world, against the spiritual [hosts] of evil in the heavenly [worlds].

Triumphing

And one of the criminals crucified, reviled him, [saying], Are you not the Christ? save yourself and us.

and if I am raised on high from the earth I will draw all men to me.

When therefore Jesus took the vinegar, he said, It is finished; and inclining his head gave up the spirit.

this man, delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have affixed to the cross, and killed by the hand of the wicked,

General references

But no one can enter into the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

but when a stronger man than he comes upon him, and overcomes him, he takes away all his arms in which he trusted, and distributes his spoils.