Colossians 2:14

He canceled the written record of debts that stood against us with its regulations. He took it away by nailing it to the cross.

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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;

In Context

13When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive together with him and forgave us all of our trespasses. + 2:13 Some older versions read, and forgave you all of your trespasses .

15He disarmed the powers and authorities and made a public spectacle of them, by being victorious over them by the cross.

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Cross References

Numbers 5:23The priest must write these curses on a scroll, and then he must wash away the written curses into the bitter water.

Esther 3:12Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree containing all that Haman had commanded was written to the king's provincial governors, those who were over all the provinces, to the governors of all the various peoples, and to the officials of all the people, to every province in their own writing, and to every people in their own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with his ring.

Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, God, because of your covenant faithfulness; 1 for the sake of the multitude of your merciful actions, blot out my transgressions. 1

Isaiah 43:25I, yes, I, am he who blots out your offenses for my own sake; and I will not call to mind your sins any longer. 1

Isaiah 57:14He will say, 1 'Build, build! Clear a way! Remove all the stumbling blocks from the path of my people!'” 1

Luke 1:6They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

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 →

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