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Amplified
And although you were at one time estranged and alienated and hostile-minded [toward Him], participating in evil things,
New American Standard Bible
And although you were
King James Version
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
Holman Bible
Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.
International Standard Version
You who were once alienated with a hostile attitude, doing evil,
A Conservative Version
And you, being formerly alienated and hostile in mind, in works, in things evil. But now he has reconciled
American Standard Version
And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,
An Understandable Version
And though you were once estranged [from God] and were enemies [of His] in your mind because of your evil deeds,
Anderson New Testament
And you, who were formerly alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled
Bible in Basic English
And you, who in the past were cut off and at war with God in your minds through evil works, he has now made one
Common New Testament
And although you were once alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,
Daniel Mace New Testament
You then that formerly were alienated from God, and were enemies by your imaginations and wicked practices, even you has Jesus Christ now reconciled to the body of his church,
Darby Translation
And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled
Godbey New Testament
And you, being at one time aliens and enemies in your minds on account of wicked works, nevertheless he has now reconciled
Goodspeed New Testament
And it has brought you, who were once estranged from him, hostile in attitude and engaged in doing wrong (though now he has reconciled you
John Wesley New Testament
And you that were once alienated, and enemies in your mind by wicked works,
Julia Smith Translation
And you, once being alienated and enemies in mind by evil works, and now has he reconciled
King James 2000
And you, that were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled
Lexham Expanded Bible
And {although you were formerly alienated} and enemies in attitude, because of your evil deeds,
Modern King James verseion
And you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And you - which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your minds were set in evil works - hath he now reconciled
Moffatt New Testament
Once you were estranged yourselves, your hearts hostile to him in evildoing; but now he has reconciled you by dying in his mortal body,
Montgomery New Testament
And you, alienated as you once were, hostile at heart in your evil deeds,
NET Bible
And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds,
New Heart English Bible
You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,
Noyes New Testament
And you, that were once alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
Sawyer New Testament
And you, formerly alienated and enemies in mind by evil works, he has now reconciled
The Emphasized Bible
And, you, who at one time were estranged and enemies in your mind in your wicked works, yet, now, hath he fully reconciled,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And you who in time past were all aliens, and enemies in mind by wicked works, hath he now reconciled,
Twentieth Century New Testament
And it pleased God that you, once estranged from him and hostile towards him in your thoughts, intent only on wickedness--
Webster
And you, that were formerly alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled,
Weymouth New Testament
And you, estranged as you once were and even hostile in your minds, amidst your evil deeds,
Williams New Testament
So you, who were once estranged from Him, and hostile in disposition as shown by your wrongdoings, He has now reconciled
World English Bible
You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,
Worrell New Testament
And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in evil works,
Worsley New Testament
And you that were formerly alienated, and enemies in your mind by wicked works,
Youngs Literal Translation
And you -- once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,
Themes
Access to God » Follows upon reconciliation to God
The atonement » Reconciliation to God effected by
Character » Of the wicked » Alienated from God
Character » Of the wicked » Hostile to God
Character of the wicked » Alienated from God
Character of the wicked » Hostile to God
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Depraved in mind
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Estranged from God
Mind » Carnal, general references to
Perseverance » An evidence of reconciliation with God
Propitiation » Expiation, sin-offering
Reconciliation » Jesus Christ reconciling man to God
Reconciliation » Between God and man
Reconciliation with God » Effected for men » By the death of Christ
Reconciliation with God » Effected for men » While alienated from God
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 1:21
Images Colossians 1:21
Prayers for Colossians 1:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence
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and through [the intervention of] the Son to reconcile all things to Himself, making peace [with believers] through the blood of His cross; through Him, [I say,] whether things on earth or things in heaven.
21 And although you were at one time estranged and alienated and hostile-minded [toward Him], participating in evil things,
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yet Christ has now reconciled you [to God] in His
Cross References
Ephesians 2:12
remember that at that time you were separated from Christ [excluded from any relationship with Him], alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise [with no share in the sacred Messianic promise and without knowledge of God’s agreements], having no hope [in His promise] and [living] in the world without God.
Romans 1:30
slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors [of new forms] of evil, disobedient and disrespectful to parents,
Romans 5:9-10
Therefore, since we have now been justified [declared free of the guilt of sin] by His blood, [how much more certain is it that] we will be saved from the
Romans 8:7-8
the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived;
Ephesians 2:1-3
And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,
Ephesians 2:19
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens [outsiders without rights of citizenship], but you are fellow citizens with the saints (God’s people), and are [members] of God’s household,
Ephesians 4:18
for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.
Titus 1:15-16
To the pure, all things are pure; but to the corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure; both their mind and their conscience are corrupted.
Titus 3:3-7
For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires and pleasures, spending and wasting our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
James 4:4
You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.