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Colossians 1

a S 1Co 1:1

b S 2Co 1:1

c S Ac 16:1

d Col 4:18

e S Ro 1:7

f S Ro 1:8

1 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 4:15.

2 1:2 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

g Gal 5:6

h S Ac 9:13; Eph 1:15; Phm 5

i ver 23; 1Th 5:8; Titus 1:2

j 1Pe 1:4

k S 2Ti 2:15

l Jn 15:16

m ver 23; S Ro 10:18

n Col 4:12; Phm 23

o Col 4:7

p Ro 15:30

3 1:7 Or slave

4 1:7 Some manuscripts your

q ver 4; Eph 1:15

r S Ro 1:10

s S Eph 5:17

t S Eph 1:17

u S Eph 4:1

5 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding

v S 2Co 5:9

w ver 6

x S Php 4:13

y Eph 4:2

z Eph 5:20

a S Ac 20:32

b S Ac 26:18

c S Ac 26:18

6 1:12 Some manuscripts us

d 2Pe 1:11

e Mt 3:17

f S Ro 3:24

g Eph 1:7

h S Jn 14:9

i S Jn 1:18; 1Ti 1:17; Heb 11:27

j S ver 18

k S Jn 1:3

l Eph 1:20,21

m S Ro 11:36

n S Jn 1:2

o S Eph 1:22

p ver 24; S 1Co 12:27

q ver 15; Ps 89:27; Ro 8:29; Heb 1:6

r Ac 26:23; Rev 1:5

s S Eph 1:5

t S Jn 1:16

u S Ro 5:10

v Eph 1:10

w S Lk 2:14

x Eph 2:13

y Ro 5:10

z Eph 2:3

a ver 20; S Ro 5:10

7 1:21 Or minds, as shown by

b Ro 7:4

c S 2Co 4:14

d Eph 1:4; 5:27

e S Ro 11:22

f Eph 3:17

g ver 5

h ver 6; S Ro 10:18

i ver 25; S 1Co 3:5

j S 2Co 6:10

k S 2Co 1:5

l S 1Co 12:27

m ver 23; S 1Co 3:5

n Eph 3:2

o S Heb 4:12

p S Ro 16:25

q S Mt 13:11

r S Ro 2:4

s S Ro 8:10

t Col 3:16

u 1Co 2:6,7

v Mt 5:48; Eph 5:27

w 1Co 15:10; 2Co 11:23

x Col 2:1

y Eph 1:19; 3:7

Colossians 2

a Col 1:29; 4:12

b Col 4:13,15,16; Rev 1:11; 3:14

c Eph 6:22; Col 4:8

d S Ro 16:25

e Isa 11:2; Jer 23:5; Ro 11:33; 1Co 1:24,30

f S Ro 16:18

g 1Co 5:4; 1Th 2:17

h 1Co 14:40

i 1Pe 5:9

j S Ac 20:21

k S Jn 13:13; Col 1:10

l Eph 3:17

m Eph 4:21

n 1Ti 6:20

o ver 20; Gal 4:3

p S Jn 1:16

1 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20

q S Eph 1:22

r S Mt 28:18

s Ro 2:29; Php 3:3

t S Gal 5:24

u S Mt 28:19

2 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.

3 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of

v S Ro 6:5

w S Ac 2:24

x Eph 2:1,5

y Eph 2:5

z Eph 4:32

a Eph 2:15

4 2:13 Some manuscripts us

b 1Pe 2:24

c ver 10; Eph 6:12

d Mt 12:29; Lk 10:18; Jn 12:31

e Ro 14:3,4

5 2:15 Or them in him

f Mk 7:19; Ro 14:17

g Lev 23:2; Ro 14:5

h 1Ch 23:31

i Mk 2:27,28; Gal 4:10

j Heb 8:5; 10:1

k ver 23

l 1Co 9:24; Php 3:14

m S Eph 1:22

n S 1Co 12:27

o Eph 4:16

p S Ro 6:6

q ver 8; Gal 4:3,9

r ver 14,16

s 1Co 6:13

t Isa 29:13; Mt 15:9; Titus 1:14

u ver 18

Colossians 3

a S Ro 6:5

b S Mk 16:19

c Php 3:19,20

d S Ro 6:2; 2Co 5:14

e Gal 2:20

f 1Co 1:7

g 1Pe 1:13; 1Jn 3:2

h S Ro 6:2; S Eph 4:22

1 3:4 Some manuscripts our

i S Gal 5:24

j S 1Co 6:18

k Eph 5:3

l Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:5

m S Ro 1:18

n S Eph 2:2

2 3:6 Some early manuscripts coming on those who are disobedient

o S Eph 4:22

p Eph 4:31

q Eph 4:29

r S Eph 4:22,25

s S Ro 6:6

t S Ro 6:4; S 13:14

u Ro 12:2; S 2Co 4:16; Eph 4:23

v Eph 2:10

w Ro 10:12; 1Co 12:13

x S 1Co 7:19

y Gal 3:28

z Eph 1:23

a ver 10

b Php 2:3

c 2Co 6:6; Gal 5:22,23; Eph 4:2

d Eph 4:2

e Eph 4:32

f 1Co 13:1-13

g S Ro 15:5

h S Jn 14:27

i S Ro 12:5

j S Ro 14:19

k Ro 10:17

l Col 1:28

m Ps 47:7

n S Eph 5:19

o 1Co 10:31

p S Eph 5:20

q S Eph 5:22

3 3:21 Or Parents

r S Ac 20:32

s S Mt 16:27

t S Ac 10:34

Colossians 4

a Lev 25:43,53

b S Lk 18:1

c S Ac 14:27

d S Ro 16:25

e S Ac 21:33

f Eph 5:15

g S Mk 4:11

h Eph 5:16

i Eph 4:29

j Mk 9:50

k 1Pe 3:15

l S Ac 20:4

m Eph 6:21,22; Col 1:7

n Eph 6:21,22; Col 2:2

1 4:7 Or slave; also in verse 12

o Phm 10

2 4:8 Some manuscripts that he may know about your

p ver 12

q S Ac 19:29

r S Ac 12:12

s S Ac 4:36

t S Php 2:25

u Col 1:7; Phm 23

3 4:11 Greek only ones of the circumcision group

v ver 9

w S Ro 15:30

x S 1Co 2:6

y S Col 2:1

z 2Ti 4:11; Phm 24

a 2Ti 4:10; Phm 24

b S Col 2:1

c S Ro 16:5

d 2Th 3:14; S 1Ti 4:13

e Phm 2

f 2Ti 4:5

g S 1Co 16:21

h Heb 13:3

i S Ac 21:33

j 1Ti 6:21; 2Ti 4:22; Titus 3:15; Heb 13:25