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Colossians 2:10–11

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Colossians 2:10

10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Colossians 2:11

11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

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DEFINED WORDS

Colossians 2:10

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

head

The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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principality

A dominion, ruling authority, rank of power, or territory governed by a prince.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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power

Ability, strength, authority, dominion, or the right and capacity to act.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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Colossians 2:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

circumcised

Having the foreskin cut away; also used in Scripture of the covenant sign and figurative inward separation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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without

Outside; not within; lacking; free from; or in the absence of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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hands

The end parts of the arms used for holding and working; also figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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body

A physical body; a corpse; or an organized whole composed of members, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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sins

Acts of transgression against God; offences; or, as a verb, commits sin, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

flesh

The soft substance of the body; also the body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 10

  1. Ephesians 3:19
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  2. Colossians 1:16–18
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  3. 1 Corinthians 1:30–31
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  4. 1 Peter 3:22
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  5. Ephesians 1:20–23
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From verse 11

  1. Romans 2:29
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  2. Philippians 3:3
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  3. Romans 6:6
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  4. Deuteronomy 30:6
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  5. Ephesians 4:22
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