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Colossians 2:15-17
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Colossians 2:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 despoiling the principalities and the powers, he made a public spectacle of them,(A) leading them away in triumph by it.[a]
Practices Contrary to Faith. 16 (B)Let no one, then, pass judgment on you in matters of food and drink or with regard to a festival or new moon or sabbath.[b] 17 These are shadows of things to come; the reality belongs to Christ.(C)
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- 2:15 The picture derives from the public spectacle and triumph of a Roman emperor’s victory parade, where captives marched in subjection. The principalities and the powers are here conquered, not reconciled (cf. Col 1:16, 20). An alternate rendering for by it (the cross) is “by him” (Christ).
- 2:16 Festival or new moon or sabbath: yearly, monthly, and weekly observances determined by religious powers associated with a calendar set by the heavenly bodies, sun, moon, and stars (cf. Col 2:8).
Colossians 2:15-17
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Colossians 2:15-17
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15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(A) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(B) by the cross.[a]
Freedom From Human Rules
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you(C) by what you eat or drink,(D) or with regard to a religious festival,(E) a New Moon celebration(F) or a Sabbath day.(G) 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come;(H) the reality, however, is found in Christ.
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- Colossians 2:15 Or them in him
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