Colossians 2:15

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He disarmed the rulers and authorities, and he publicly exposed them, triumphing over them in him.

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  • Eph 4:8 : 8 Therefore it says: 'When he ascended on high, he took the captives captive; he gave gifts to people.'
  • Heb 2:14 : 14 Since the children share in flesh and blood, He too likewise partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death—that is, the devil.
  • Isa 53:12 : 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death and was numbered with the transgressors. He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
  • Matt 12:29 : 29 Or how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
  • John 12:31-32 : 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be thrown out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to Myself."
  • Luke 10:18 : 18 He replied, 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.'
  • Ps 68:18 : 18 The chariots of God are tens of thousands, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness.
  • Eph 6:12 : 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against authorities, against cosmic powers of this present darkness, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
  • Col 1:16 : 16 For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  • Rev 20:2-3 : 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the abyss, locked it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.
  • Rev 20:10 : 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  • Luke 11:22 : 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
  • Luke 23:39-43 : 39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at Him, saying, 'Aren't You the Christ? Save Yourself and us!' 40 But the other criminal rebuked him, saying, 'Don't you fear God, since you are under the same sentence? 41 'And we are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.' 42 Then he said, 'Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.' 43 And Jesus replied, 'Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in paradise.'
  • John 16:11 : 11 and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
  • John 19:30 : 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, "It is finished." Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
  • Acts 2:23-24 : 23 He was delivered up by God’s determined plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. 24 But God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him.
  • Acts 2:32-36 : 32 This Jesus God has raised up, and we are all witnesses of it. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at My right hand, 35 until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.’ 36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 'And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.'
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  • Isa 49:24-25 : 24 Can plunder be taken from the mighty, or can captives of a righteous man be freed? 25 But this is what the Lord says: 'Yes, the captives of the mighty will be taken, and the prey of the ruthless will be rescued. I will contend with those who oppose you, and I will save your children.'

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    29Or how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.