Colossians 1:22

In his body of flesh, through means of his death, to present you holy and blameless and unaccusable before him,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 at one time were estranged and enemies in your mind in your wicked works, yet, now, hath he fully reconciled,

23If, at least, ye are abiding still in the faith, founded and firm, and not to be moved away from the hope of the glad-message which ye have heard, which hath been proclaimed in all creation which is under heaven,—of which, I Paul, have become minister.

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Cross References

Job 15:15Lo! in his holy ones, he putteth not confidence, and, the heavens, are not pure in his eyes:

Psalms 51:7Wilt thou cleanse me from sin with hyssop, That I may be pure? Wilt thou wash me, That I may be whiter, than snow?

Romans 7:4So, then, my brethren, ye also, were made dead unto the law through the body of the Christ, to the end ye might become another’s—his who from among the dead was raised, in order that we might bring forth fruit unto God.

Ephesians 1:4According as he made choice of us, in him, before the founding of a world, that we might be holy and blameless in his presence; in love,

Ephesians 5:27That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;

Titus 2:14Who gave himself up in our behalf, that he might redeem us from all manner of lawlessness, and purify for himself a people as his own treasure—zealous of noble 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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