Colossians 1:22

Translations

Modern

But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

Traditional

In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

Literal

…but now He has reconciled you in His body of flesh through death, to present you holy and unblemished and blameless before Him,

Latin

…nunc autem reconciliavit in corpore carnis ejus per mortem, exhibere vos sanctos, et immaculatos, et irreprehensibiles coram ipso:

Original

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English

But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

Notes

Colossians 1:22

The Colossians, like all believers, were considered holy and blameless by God. This was not due to their own perfection but because Christ's death reconciled them with God.

Colossians 1:21–23

Paul shares the message of 1:15–20 with the Christians in Colossae. Since God has reconciled them, they now have a new spiritual status. They need to stay strong in the truth they have learned.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) God’s Unified Plan of Salvation Living for Christ The Christ Hymn: Christ’s Divine Nature The Message of Reconciliation The Unknown God

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