Colossians 2:15
having stripped the principalities and the authorities, He made a show of them openly—having triumphed over them by it.
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Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high, || You have taken captivity captive, || You have taken gifts for men, || That even the stubborn may rest, O YAH God.
Isaiah 53:12Therefore I give a portion to Him among the many, || And He apportions spoil with the mighty, || Because that He exposed His soul to death, || And He was numbered with transgressors, || And He has borne the sin of many, || And He intercedes for transgressors.
Luke 10:18and He said to them, “I was beholding Satan having fallen as lightning from Heaven;
Luke 23:39And one of the evildoers who were hanged was slandering Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”
John 16:11and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
Acts 2:23this One, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, being given out, having been taken by lawless hands, having been crucified—you slew,
Matthew Henry on Colossians 2:14-16
The Glory of the Christian Economy. ( a. d. 62.) 13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; 14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. The apostle here represents the privileges we Christians have above… Read the whole commentary →