Colossians 2:14

having blotted out the handwriting in the ordinances that is against us, that was contrary to us, and he hath taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

13And you — being dead in the trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh — He made alive together with him, having forgiven you all the trespasses,

15having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly — having triumphed over them in it.

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Cross References

Numbers 5:23'And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted [them] out with the bitter waters,

Esther 3:12And scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman hath commanded, unto lieutenants of the king, and unto the governors who [are] over province and province, and unto the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of the king Ahasuerus it hath been written and sealed with the signet of the king,

Psalms 51:1To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

Isaiah 43:25I — I [am] He who is blotting out Thy transgressions for Mine own sake, And thy sins I do not remember.

Isaiah 57:14And he hath said, 'Raise up, raise up, prepare a way, Lift a stumbling-block out of the way of My people.'

Luke 1:6and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

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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