Colossians 1:21

American Standard Version (1901)

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

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  • Eph 2:12 : 12 that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
  • Titus 3:3-7 : 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. 4 But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared, 5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • Eph 2:1-3 : 1 And you [did he make alive], when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, 2 wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience; 3 among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:--
  • Eph 4:18 : 18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;
  • Rom 5:9-9 : 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath [of God] through him. 10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;
  • 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.
  • Eph 2:19 : 19 So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
  • Titus 1:15-16 : 15 To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
  • Rom 1:30 : 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
  • Rom 8:7-8 : 7 because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be: 8 and they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

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    20and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, [I say], whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.

  • Col 1:22
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    22yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him:

  • Eph 2:11-18
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    11Wherefore remember, that once ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;

    12that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

    13But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.

    14For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,

    15having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; that he might create in himself of the two one new man, [so] making peace;

    16and might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

    17and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:

    18for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.

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    1And you [did he make alive], when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

    2wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

    3among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:--

  • Col 2:13-15
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    13And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, [I say], did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;

    14having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

    15having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

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    18But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;

    19to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

    20We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech [you] on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

    21Him who knew no sin he made [to be] sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

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    3For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

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    6for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:

    7wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things;

    8but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

  • Rom 5:9-11
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    9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath [of God] through him.

    10For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;

    11and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

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    13who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

    14in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

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    6to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:

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    23and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

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    5even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),

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    8For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

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    26[ even] the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,

    27to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

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    1Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • 1 Cor 6:11
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    11And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

  • Eph 4:31-32
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    31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

    32and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

  • Eph 4:18
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    18being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

  • Rom 3:24-25
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    24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

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    20who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake,

    21who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

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    3For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.