Parallel Verses

Worsley New Testament

And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made them an open spectacle, triumphing over them by it.

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.

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

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14 and cancelled the obligation we were under by ritual decrees, which was grievous to us, and hath taken it quite away, even nailing it to his cross. 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made them an open spectacle, triumphing over them by it. 16 Let no one therefore judge you on account of meat, or drink, or in respect of a feast, or a new-moon, or sabbaths;

Cross References

Ephesians 4:8

Wherefore it is said, "When he ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."

Luke 10:18

And He said unto them, I beheld Satan, as lightning, falling from heaven.

Matthew 12:29

Or, how can any one enter into the house of a strong man, and take away his goods, unless he first overpower the strong man? and then indeed he may strip his house.

John 16:11

and of judgement, because the prince of this world is judged.

Ephesians 6:12

For our conflict is not with flesh and blood only, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the world and of the darkness of this age, against wicked spirits in heavenly places.

Hebrews 2:14

Seeing then the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also himself in like manner partook of them; that by death He might destroy him that had the empire of death, that is, the devil:

Luke 11:22

but when a stronger than he cometh upon him and conquers him, he taketh away his armour, wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

Luke 23:39-43

And one of the malefactors that were executed with Him reviled Him, saying, If thou be the Messiah, save thyself and us.

John 12:31-32

Now is the judgement of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

John 19:30

And when Jesus had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished. And reclining his head, He yielded up the ghost.

Acts 2:23-24

(as ye yourselves also know,) Him being given up by the determinate counsel and fore-knowlege of God ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.

Acts 2:32-36

This Jesus hath God raised up from the dead, of which we all are witnesses.

2 Corinthians 4:4

among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, doth not shine unto them:

Colossians 1:16

for by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all were created by Him, and for Him.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

Revelation 20:2-3

And he seized the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Revelation 20:10

And the devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

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