Colossians 1:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now he has reconciled

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  • Eph 2:12 : 12 That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
  • Titus 3:3-7 : 3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 That having been justified by His grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • Eph 2:1-3 : 1 And you He has made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 In which in times past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conduct in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
  • Eph 4:18 : 18 Having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;
  • Rom 5:9-9 : 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
  • 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 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 you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
  • Eph 2:19 : 19 Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners, but 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 those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. 16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
  • Rom 1:30 : 30 Backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
  • Rom 8:7-8 : 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 You adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

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  • Col 1:20
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    20And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether things on earth, or things in heaven.

  • Col 1:22
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    22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight:

  • Eph 2:11-18
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    11Therefore, remember that you being in times past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

    12That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

    13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near by the blood of Christ.

    14For He is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

    15Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, to create in Himself of the two one new man, so making peace;

    16And that He might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

    17And came and preached peace to you who were afar off, and to those who were near.

    18For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

  • Eph 2:1-3
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    1And you He has made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

    2In which in times past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:

    3Among whom also we all had our conduct in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

  • Col 2:13-15
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    13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has made alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

    14Blotting 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;

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

  • 2 Cor 5:18-21
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    18And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation;

    19That is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their sins against them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

    20Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.

    21For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

  • Titus 3:3
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    3For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

  • Col 3:6-8
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    6For which things' sake, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

    7In which you also walked at one time, when you lived in them.

    8But now you also put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

  • Rom 5:9-11
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    9Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

    10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

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

  • Col 1:13-14
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    13Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has transferred us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

    14In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins:

  • Eph 1:6-7
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    6To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

    7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;

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    30But of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—

  • Eph 1:10
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    10That in the dispensation of the fullness of times, He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth, even in Him:

  • Eph 4:23
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    23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

  • Eph 2:5
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    5Even when we were dead in sins, made us alive together with Christ, (by grace you are saved;)

  • Eph 5:8
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    8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

  • Eph 1:20
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    20Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

  • Col 1:26-27
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    26Even the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

    27To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  • Rom 5:1
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    1Therefore, being 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 you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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

    32And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30Having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear to be in me.

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

    25whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,

  • 1 Pet 1:20-21
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    20He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

    21Who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

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    3For you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.