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Colossians 2

Col. 2:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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In
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
whom
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
also
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
ye are circumcised
peritemno (Greek #4059)
to cut around, i.e. (specially) to circumcise
KJV usage: circumcise.
Pronounce: per-ee-tem'-no
Origin: from 4012 and the base of 5114
with the circumcision
peritome (Greek #4061)
circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X circumcised, circumcision.
Pronounce: per-it-om-ay'
Origin: from 4059
j made without hands
acheiropoietos (Greek #886)
unmanufactured, i.e. inartificial
KJV usage: made without (not made with) hands.
Pronounce: akh-i-rop-oy'-ay-tos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 5499
, in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
putting off
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
apekdusis (Greek #555)
divestment
KJV usage: putting off.
Pronounce: ap-ek'-doo-sis
Origin: from 554
the body
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
soma (Greek #4983)
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
KJV usage: bodily, body, slave.
Pronounce: so'-mah
Origin: from 4982
of the sins
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
hamartia (Greek #266)
a sin (properly abstract)
KJV usage: offence, sin(-ful).
Pronounce: ham-ar-tee'-ah
Origin: from 264
of the flesh
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
sarx (Greek #4561)
flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)
KJV usage: carnal(-ly, + -ly minded), flesh(-ly).
Pronounce: sarx
Origin: probably from the base of 4563
by
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the circumcision
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
peritome (Greek #4061)
circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X circumcised, circumcision.
Pronounce: per-it-om-ay'
Origin: from 4059
of Christ
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
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Jer. 4:4•  (Jer. 4:4)
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Phil. 3:3• 3for we are the circumcision that worship God in Spirit and boast in Christ Jesus, and have no trust in flesh. (Phil. 3:3)

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Christ,
Circumcision,
Flesh,
Sin

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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whom.
Deut. 10:16•  (Deut. 10:16)
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Deut. 30:6•  (Deut. 30:6)
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Jer. 4:4•  (Jer. 4:4)
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Rom. 2:29• 29but he that [is so] hiddenly [is] a Jew, and circumcision of heart in spirit, not in letter, the praise of whom [is] not of men but of God. (Rom. 2:29)
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Phil. 3:3• 3for we are the circumcision that worship God in Spirit and boast in Christ Jesus, and have no trust in flesh. (Phil. 3:3)
without.
Mark 14:58• 58{i}We heard him saying, I will destroy this temple which is made with hands, and in the course of three days I will build another not made with hands.{/i} (Mark 14:58)
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Acts 7:48• 48But the Highest dwelleth not in [places] made with hands; even as the prophet saith, (Acts 7:48)
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Acts 17:24• 24The God that made the world and all things therein, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands. (Acts 17:24)
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2 Cor. 5:1• 1For we know that if our earthly tabernacle-house be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, everlasting in the heavens. (2 Cor. 5:1)
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Eph. 2:11• 11Wherefore remember that once ye, the nations in [the] flesh, that are called uncircumcision by that called circumcision in [the] flesh made by hand, (Eph. 2:11)
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Heb. 9:11,24• 11But Christ having come high priest of the good things to come by the better and more perfect tabernacle, not handmade (that is, not of this creation),
 24For the Christ entered not into handmade holies, figures of the true, but into the heaven itself now to appear to the face of God for us; (Heb. 9:11,24)
in putting.
Col. 3:8‑9• 8But now do ye also put off the whole: wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.
 9Lie not to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds, (Col. 3:8‑9)
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Rom. 6:6• 6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be disannulled, that we should no longer serve sin. (Rom. 6:6)
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Eph. 4:22• 22that ye should put off, according to your former conversation, the old man that is corrupt according to the lusts of deceit, (Eph. 4:22)
by.
Luke 2:21• 21{i}And{/i} when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before he had been conceived in the womb. (Luke 2:21)
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2 Cor. 5:17• 17so that, if one [is] in Christ, [there is] a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, they are become new. (2 Cor. 5:17)
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Gal. 2:20• 20With Christ I am crucified, yet I live, no longer I, but Christ liveth in me; but that which I now live in flesh, I live in the faith of the Son of God that loved me and gave himself up for me. (Gal. 2:20)
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Gal. 4:4‑5• 4but when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under law,
 5that he might buy those under law, that we might receive our sonship. (Gal. 4:4‑5)
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Eph. 2:10‑18• 10For his workmanship we are, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God before prepared that we should walk in them.
 11Wherefore remember that once ye, the nations in [the] flesh, that are called uncircumcision by that called circumcision in [the] flesh made by hand,
 12that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
 13but now in Christ Jesus ye that were once far off have become nigh by the blood of the Christ.
 14For he is our peace that made both one, and broke down the middle wall of the fence,
 15having annulled the enmity in his flesh, the law of the commandments in ordinances, that he might create the two in himself into one new man, making peace,
 16and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it.
 17And having come he preached peace to you that were afar off and peace to those that were nigh.
 18For through him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. (Eph. 2:10‑18)
• By the power of the life which is in Him, and which is theirs—being made partakers of the efficacy of His death—Christians account themselves to be dead and have put off this body of sin by faith. This is the true circumcision of Christ made without hands. Circumcision made by hands was but the sign of this putting off the body of the flesh—the privilege of the Christian in Christ. (“Colossians 2” by J.N. Darby)
• Circumcision for us is putting off the body of the flesh which Christ did for us in death. Baptism is the symbol of it. (“Colossians 2” by C.E. Lunden)
• Regarding his use of the word “body” in this passage, it describes the whole system of life after the flesh. Similarly, we might say, “The body of scientific knowledge,” or “the body of medical knowledge,” etc. (“Hindrances to Carrying Out the Truth of the Mystery: Colossians 2:4-19” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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in whom also ye have been circumcised with circumcision not done by hand, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of the Christ;

W. Kelly Translation

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in whom also ye were circumcised with circumcision not wrought by hand, in the putting off the bodya of the flesh in the circumcision of the Christ;

WK Translation Notes

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The addition, "of the sins," is an error in the common Greek text which the Revisers properly omit.