Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; He triumphed over them by Him.

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 the cross.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀπεκδύομαι 
Apekduomai 
Usage: 2

ἀρχή 
Arche 
Usage: 42

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἐξουσία 
Exousia 
Usage: 79

he made a shew
δειγματίζω 
Deigmatizo 
Usage: 1

παῤῥησία 
Parrhesia 
Usage: 29

θριαμβεύω 
Thriambeuo 
Usage: 2


Usage: 0

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Devotionals

Devotionals about Colossians 2:15

Images Colossians 2:15

Context Readings

Beware Of Requirements Invented By Humans

14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him. 16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:8

Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men."

Luke 10:18

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

Genesis 3:15

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."

Psalm 68:18

You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

Isaiah 53:12

Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.

Matthew 12:29

Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.

John 16:11

concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

Ephesians 6:12

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Hebrews 2:14

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

Isaiah 49:24-25

Can the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?

Luke 11:22

but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.

Luke 23:39-43

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

John 12:31-32

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

John 19:30

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

Acts 2:23-24

this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.

Acts 2:32-36

This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Colossians 1:16

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

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world--he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Revelation 20:2-3

And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Revelation 20:10

and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

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