Colossians 1:22

in the body of his flesh through death; to present you holy and unblamable and irreproachable before it,

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled

23if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which [is] under heaven, of which *I* Paul became minister.

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Cross References

Job 15:15Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight:

Psalms 51:7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Romans 7:4So that, my brethren, *ye* also have been made dead to the law by the body of the Christ, to be to another, who has been raised up from among [the] dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.

Ephesians 1:4according as he has chosen us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;

Ephesians 5:27that *he* might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.

Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.

Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:13-29

The Redeemer's Dignity; The Work of Redemption; Paul's Preaching. ( a. d. 62.) 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,… Read the whole commentary →

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