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As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. <a href="/esv/colossians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, <a href="/bsb/colossians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence— <a href="/blb/colossians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> but now He has reconciled in His body of flesh through death, to present you holy and unblemished and blameless before Him, <a href="/kjv/colossians/1.htm">King James Bible</a> In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: <a href="/nkjv/colossians/1.htm">New King James Version</a> in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— <a href="/nasb_/colossians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> yet He has now reconciled you in His body of flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— <a href="/nasb/colossians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— <a href="/nasb77/colossians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— <a href="/lsb/colossians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but now He reconciled you in the body of His flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— <a href="/amp/colossians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> yet Christ has now reconciled you [to God] in His physical body through death, in order to present you before the Father holy and blameless and beyond reproach— <a href="/csb/colossians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through his death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before him — <a href="/hcsb/colossians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But now He has reconciled you by His physical body through His death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before Him— <a href="/asv/colossians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him: <a href="/cev/colossians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But his Son became a human and died. So God made peace with you, and now he lets you stand in his presence as people who are holy and faultless and innocent. <a href="/erv/colossians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him: <a href="/gwt/colossians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But now Christ has brought you back to God by dying in his physical body. He did this so that you could come into God's presence without sin, fault, or blame. <a href="/gnt/colossians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> But now, by means of the physical death of his Son, God has made you his friends, in order to bring you, holy, pure, and faultless, into his presence. <a href="/isv/colossians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> he has now reconciled by the death of his physical body, so that he may present you holy, blameless, and without fault before him. <a href="/net/colossians/1.htm">NET Bible</a> but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him-- <a href="/nheb/colossians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him, <a href="/wbt/colossians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in his sight: <a href="/wey/colossians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He has now, in His human body, reconciled to God by His death, to bring you, holy and faultless and irreproachable, into His presence;<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/colossians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence— <a href="/web/colossians/1.htm">World English Bible</a> yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/colossians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and unblemished, and unblameable before Himself, <a href="/blb/colossians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> but now He has reconciled in His body of flesh through death, to present you holy and unblemished and blameless before Him, <a href="/ylt/colossians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> in the body of his flesh through the death, to present you holy, and unblemished, and unblameable before himself, <a href="/slt/colossians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In the body of his flesh by death, to present you holy, and blameless, and irreproachable before him:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/colossians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Yet now he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unspotted, and blameless before him: <a href="/cpdv/colossians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> yet now he has reconciled you, by his body of flesh, through death, so as to offer you, holy and immaculate and blameless, before him. <a href="/nabre/colossians/1.htm">New American Bible</a> he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him, <a href="/nrsvce/colossians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him—<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/colossians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Through the sacrifice of his body and his death, so that he may raise you before him, holy, and without reproach and blameless: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/colossians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> By the body of his flesh and in his death, to establish you before him as Holy Ones without blemish and without an indictment,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/colossians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> by means of death in his fleshly body, that he may present you holy, and without spot, and blameless in his sight; <a href="/godbey/colossians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> in the body of his cross through death, to present you holy and blameless and unreprovable before him, <a href="/haweis/colossians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> by the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and irreprehensible in his presence: <a href="/mace/colossians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> through his own death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his own sight: <a href="/wey/colossians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He has now, in His human body, reconciled to God by His death, to bring you, holy and faultless and irreproachable, into His presence; <a href="/worrell/colossians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> yet now did He reconcile in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and without blemish, and irreproachable, before Him; <a href="/worsley/colossians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> yet now hath He reconciled in the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his sight: <a href="/parallel/colossians/1-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7q-K-qsfihQ?start=191" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/colossians/1.htm">The Supremacy of Christ</a> …21Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds because of your evil deeds. 22<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3570.htm" title="3570: nyni (Adv) -- A prolonged form of nun for emphasis; just now.">now</a> <a href="/greek/604.htm" title="604: apokatēllaxen (V-AIA-3S) -- To reconcile, change from one state of feeling to another. From apo and katallasso; to reconcile fully.">He has reconciled you</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">by</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Christ’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4561.htm" title="4561: sarkos (N-GFS) -- Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. ">physical</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4983.htm" title="4983: sōmati (N-DNS) -- Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">body</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2288.htm" title="2288: thanatou (N-GMS) -- Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.">death</a> <a href="/greek/3936.htm" title="3936: parastēsai (V-ANA) -- Or prolonged paristano from para and histemi; to stand beside, i.e. to exhibit, proffer, recommend, substantiate; or to be at hand, aid.">to present</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagious (Adj-AMP) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">holy,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/299.htm" title="299: amōmous (Adj-AMP) -- Blameless, without blemish, unblemished, faultless. Unblemished.">unblemished,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/410.htm" title="410: anenklētous (Adj-AMP) -- Irreproachable, blameless. Unaccused, i.e. irreproachable.">blameless</a> <a href="/greek/2714.htm" title="2714: katenōpion (Prep) -- Before the face of, over against. From kata and enopion; directly in front of.">in His presence</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">—</a> 23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a> For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love <a href="/romans/5-10.htm">Romans 5:10</a> For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">2 Corinthians 5:18-19</a> All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: / that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. <a href="/ephesians/2-13.htm">Ephesians 2:13-16</a> But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. / For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility / by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace ... <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a> And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19-20</a> but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. / He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake. <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a> For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a> But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a> so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:23</a> Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a> how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! <a href="/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">1 Corinthians 1:8</a> He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm">2 Peter 3:14</a> Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight. <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a> “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a> But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div> In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and unreproveable in his sight:the body.<a href="/romans/7-4.htm">Romans 7:4</a> Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.<a href="/ephesians/2-15.htm">Ephesians 2:15,16</a> Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; … <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10,20</a> By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all… to.<a href="/luke/1-75.htm">Luke 1:75</a> In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.<a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a> For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.<a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a> According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:in his.<a href="/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15</a> Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.<a href="/job/25-5.htm">Job 25:5</a> Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.<a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a> Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/28-19.htm">Accusation</a> <a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/colossians/1-18.htm">Body</a> <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Christ's</a> <a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/colossians/1-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Faultless</a> <a href="/philippians/3-4.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">Fleshly</a> <a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Free</a> <a href="/colossians/1-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Human</a> <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Irreproachable</a> <a href="/colossians/1-18.htm">Order</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-46.htm">Physical</a> <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Present</a> <a href="/colossians/1-21.htm">Reconciled</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">Unblamable</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm">Unblameable</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">Unreproveable</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_timothy/5-19.htm">Accusation</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/colossians/1-24.htm">Body</a> <a href="/colossians/1-24.htm">Christ's</a> <a href="/colossians/2-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-7.htm">Faultless</a> <a href="/colossians/1-24.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/colossians/2-18.htm">Fleshly</a> <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Free</a> <a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Human</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-2.htm">Irreproachable</a> <a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Order</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-8.htm">Physical</a> <a href="/colossians/1-28.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/colossians/1-25.htm">Present</a> <a href="/matthew/5-24.htm">Reconciled</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-3.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Unblamable</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Unblameable</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">Unreproveable</a><div class="vheading2">Colossians 1</div>1. <a href="/colossians/1-1.htm">After salutation Paul thanks God for the Colossians' faith;</a> 7. <a href="/colossians/1-7.htm">confirms the doctrine of Epaphras;</a> 9. <a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">prays further for their increase in grace;</a> 14. <a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">describes the supremacy of Christ;</a> 21. <a href="/colossians/1-21.htm">encourages them to receive Jesus Christ, and commends his own ministry.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Reconciliation is a key theme in Paul's writings, highlighting the restoration of the relationship between God and humanity. This reconciliation is initiated by God, underscoring His grace and mercy. The concept of reconciliation is also found in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">2 Corinthians 5:18-19</a>, where Paul speaks of God reconciling the world to Himself through Christ.by Christ’s physical body The physical body of Christ is central to the doctrine of the Incarnation, affirming that Jesus was fully human. This counters early heresies like Docetism, which denied Christ's true humanity. The physicality of Jesus is crucial for the atonement, as it was necessary for Him to be fully human to bear the sins of humanity. <a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14-17</a> also discusses the importance of Christ's humanity in His role as a high priest.through death Christ's death is the means by which reconciliation is accomplished. The sacrificial nature of His death fulfills Old Testament prophecies and typologies, such as the Passover lamb (Exodus 12) and the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>. The death of Christ is central to the gospel message, as it provides the atonement for sin and satisfies the justice of God.to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless This phrase describes the result of reconciliation: believers are made holy, unblemished, and blameless. Holiness refers to being set apart for God, a theme throughout Scripture (<a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>, <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>). Being unblemished and blameless echoes the requirements for sacrificial animals in the Old Testament (<a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3</a>), indicating the purity and righteousness imparted to believers through Christ.in His presence— The ultimate goal of reconciliation is to bring believers into the presence of God. This reflects the restoration of the relationship that was broken by sin, allowing for fellowship with God. The presence of God is a recurring theme in Scripture, from the Garden of Eden (<a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Genesis 3:8</a>) to the tabernacle and temple (<a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a>, <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>) and ultimately in the new creation (<a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who wrote the letter to the Colossians, addressing the church in Colossae. 2. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> Central figure in this verse, whose physical death and resurrection are the means of reconciliation. 3. <a href="/topical/c/colossian_church.htm">Colossian Church</a> The recipients of the letter, a group of believers in the city of Colossae. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The one who initiates reconciliation through Christ. 5. <a href="/topical/r/reconciliation.htm">Reconciliation</a> The event and process by which believers are restored to a right relationship with God through Christ's sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation_through_christ.htm">Reconciliation through Christ</a> Understand that reconciliation with God is solely through the physical death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is a foundational truth of the Christian faith. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_blamelessness.htm">Holiness and Blamelessness</a> Recognize that believers are called to live holy and blameless lives, reflecting the transformation that has occurred through Christ's sacrifice. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_christ's_physical_body.htm">The Role of Christ's Physical Body</a> Appreciate the significance of Christ's physical body in the process of reconciliation, emphasizing the reality of His incarnation and sacrifice. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_god's_presence.htm">Living in God's Presence</a> Embrace the privilege of being presented before God as holy and blameless, which should inspire a life of gratitude and obedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_ongoing_process_of_sanctification.htm">The Ongoing Process of Sanctification</a> Acknowledge that while reconciliation is a completed act, sanctification is an ongoing process in the believer's life, requiring daily commitment and reliance on the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_colossians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Colossians 1</a> <a href="/q/what_is_a_sin_tax.htm">What is the meaning of Corpus Christi?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_being_above_reproach.htm">What defines being above reproach?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_christ's_presence_in_eucharist.htm">What is Christ's real presence in the Eucharist?</a> <a href="/q/is_security_based_on_faithfulness.htm">Is a believer's security conditional on their faithfulness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/colossians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) In the body of his flesh.--There seems to be some emphasis on the word "flesh:" just as in the parallel of <a href="/ephesians/2-16.htm" title="And that he might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:">Ephesians 2:16</a>, the expression is "in one body," with a characteristic emphasis on the word "one," suiting the genius of the passage. The meaning is, of course, His natural body, as distinguished from His mystic Body, spoken of above (<a href="/colossians/1-18.htm" title=" And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.">Colossians 1:18</a>). But this is no sufficient reason for the use of this phrase, for there could be no confusion between them in this passage. Hence, without ascribing to the word "flesh" a distinctly polemical intention, we may not unnaturally suppose that there was present to St. Paul's mind the thought of the Gnosticism, which depreciated the body as evil, and which must have always inclined to the idea that "Jesus Christ had not come in the flesh" (<a href="/context/1_john/4-2.htm" title="Hereby know you the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:">1John 4:2-3</a>); and that the presence of this thought induced some special emphasis in his language.Holy and unblameable and unreproveable.--See Note on <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm" title="According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:">Ephesians 1:4</a>. The word "to present" is used both in a sacrificial sense (as in <a href="/romans/12-1.htm" title="I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.">Romans 12:1</a>) and in the sense of introduction and presentation (as of a bride, see <a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm" title="That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.">Ephesians 5:27</a>). The words, "holy and unblameable," i.e., "without blemish," suit the former sense. But "unreproveable" is incongruous with it, and the parallel passage (<a href="/ephesians/2-18.htm" title="For through him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.">Ephesians 2:18</a>) speaks of "access" or introduction to the Father. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/colossians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - In the body of his flesh (ver. 20; <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a>; <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a>; <a href="/romans/7-4.htm">Romans 7:4</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/3-10.htm">1 Timothy 3:10</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>; <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18</a>; <a href="/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1</a>; <a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14, 15</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Hebrews 10:20</a>; <a href="/1_john/4-2.htm">1 John 4:2</a>; <a href="/2_john/1-7.htm">2 John 1:7</a>; <a href="/luke/24-39.htm">Luke 24:39</a>). With a significant emphasis, the material body of Christ is made the instrument of that reconciliation in the carrying out of which "his whole fulness" is engaged (vers. 19, 20); see note on "thought," ver. 21, and on "body," <a href="/colossians/2-23.htm">Colossians 2:23</a>. The necessity of the double expression was shown by the fact that the Gnostic Marcion erased "of his flesh" from the text of this Epistle, and interpreted "the body" as "the Church;" Bengel and others suppose "of his flesh "to be added to prevent this mistake (see Tertullian, 'Against Marcion,' 5:19). This phrase was the crux of Docetism, whose principles were indeed implicitly contained in the Alexandrine-Jewish philosophy with its contempt for matter and the physical life, which was now first beginning to leaven the Church. Body is antithetical to soul: flesh to spirit. The former is individual and concrete, the actual physical organism; the latter denotes the material of which it consists, the bodily nature in its essence and characteristics (comp. note on ver. 11; and see Cremer's 'Lexicon' on these words). "In the body" is not "by the body," nor "during his earthly life" (as though opposed to "out of the body," <a href="/2_corinthians/5-8.htm">2 Corinthians 5:8</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/12-3.htm">2 Corinthians 12:3</a>), but "as incarnate." The Epistle to the Hebrews expands the thought of our Epistle in its own way in <a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14-18</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Hebrews 10:5-10</a>. That reconciliation is through the (or, his) death (<a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a>; <a href="/romans/4-25.htm">Romans 4:25</a>; <a href="/romans/5-10.htm">Romans 5:10</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-3.htm">1 Corinthians 15:3</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">2 Corinthians 5:14, 15</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>; <a href="/hebrews/2-9.htm">Hebrews 2:9</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15, 16</a>; <a href="/john/11-51.htm">John 11:51, 52</a>; <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>; <a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a>; <a href="/revelation/2-8.htm">Revelation 2:8</a>) is the fundamental axiom of the gospel (ver. 5), already implied in vers. 14 and 20. And the atoning death presupposes the Incarnation (<a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14</a>). The two foregoing phrases belong grammatically to ver. 21. To present you holy and without blemish and unreprovable before him (ver. 28; <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a>; <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-19.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:19</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:23</a>; <a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/4-14.htm">2 Corinthians 4:14</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a>; <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a>); before "Christ" (ver. 19), who is "Judge" (<a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22, 23</a>) as well as "King" and "Redeemer" (vers. 13, 14): this also belongs to his fulness. He will "himself present the Church to himself" (<a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Ephesians 5:27</a>, Revised Text; also <a href="/2_corinthians/4-14.htm">2 Corinthians 4:14</a>). In this presentation his redeeming work culminates (comp. <a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6, 10</a>; <a href="/philippians/2-16.htm">Philippians 2:16</a>; and, in view of the connection of vers. 22 and 23, <a href="/1_corinthians/1-6.htm">1 Corinthians 1:6-9</a>). So, in general, Meyer and Alford. Ellicott and Lightfoot refer to God's present approbations, quoting <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a>, a parallel much less close than ver. 27, and supposing "God" the subject of the verb (see note on ver. 19). "Holy erga Deum; without blemish respectu vestri; unreprovable respectu proximi" (Bengel). (On "holy," see note, ver. 2; also <a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12</a>.) "Apropos is not "without blame," but "without blemish," "immaculate" (Lightfoot, R.V.; <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a>; <a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Ephesians 5:27</a>; <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a>: comp. <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>). In the LXX it is the equivalent of the Hebrew tamim ("integer"), "faultless" in bodily condition or in moral character. "Unreprovable," as a judicial term ("without charge that can be preferred"), points to the judgment day, and hence is wanting in <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a> (comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">1 Corinthians 1:8</a>; <a href="/romans/8-33.htm">Romans 8:33, 34</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/3-10.htm">1 Timothy 3:10</a>; <a href="/titus/1-6.htm">Titus 1:6, 7</a>). <a href="/commentaries/colossians/1-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. now νυνὶ (nyni) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3570.htm">Strong's 3570: </a> A prolonged form of nun for emphasis; just now. He has reconciled [you] ἀποκατήλλαξεν (apokatēllaxen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_604.htm">Strong's 604: </a> To reconcile, change from one state of feeling to another. From apo and katallasso; to reconcile fully. by ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [Christ’s] αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. physical σαρκὸς (sarkos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4561.htm">Strong's 4561: </a> Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. body σώματι (sōmati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. through διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. death θανάτου (thanatou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2288.htm">Strong's 2288: </a> Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death. to present παραστῆσαι (parastēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_3936.htm">Strong's 3936: </a> Or prolonged paristano from para and histemi; to stand beside, i.e. to exhibit, proffer, recommend, substantiate; or to be at hand, aid. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. holy, ἁγίους (hagious) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. unblemished, ἀμώμους (amōmous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_299.htm">Strong's 299: </a> Blameless, without blemish, unblemished, faultless. Unblemished. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. blameless ἀνεγκλήτους (anenklētous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> Irreproachable, blameless. Unaccused, i.e. irreproachable. in His presence— κατενώπιον (katenōpion) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2714.htm">Strong's 2714: </a> Before the face of, over against. 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