15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.


In Context

12 having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,

14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.

15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.

17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.

Colossians 2:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:15[And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:15And despoiling the principalities and powers, he hath exposed them confidently in open shew, triumphing over them in himself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:15having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:15having put off from himself the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15And having despoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly — having triumphed over them in it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.