Colossians 2:11-17

Alive in Christ

¹¹ In him also _v you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by _w putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, ¹² _x having been buried with him in baptism, in which _y you were also raised with him through faith in _z the powerful working of God, _z who raised him from the dead. ¹³ _a And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God _b made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, ¹⁴ by _c canceling _d the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. ¹⁵ _w He disarmed the rulers and authorities ₁ and _e put them to open shame, by _f triumphing over them in him. ₂

Let No One Disqualify You

¹⁶ Therefore let no one _g pass judgment on you _h in questions of food and drink, or with regard to _i a festival or _j a new moon or a Sabbath. ¹⁷ _k These are a shadow of the things to come, but _l the substance belongs to Christ.

1. Cross References
   Ephesians 2:11
   Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called "the uncircumcision" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands -
   Romans 2:29
   But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
   
2. Cross References
   Colossians 2:15
   He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
   Colossians 3:9
   Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
   
3. Cross References
   Romans 6:4
   We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
   
4. Cross References
   Colossians 3:1
   If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
   Romans 6:5
   For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
   
5. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 6:14
   And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.
   Acts 2:24
   God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
   Ephesians 1:19
   And what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
   
6. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 6:14
   And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.
   Acts 2:24
   God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
   Ephesians 1:19
   And what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
   
7. Cross References
   Ephesians 2:1
   And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
   
8. Cross References
   Ephesians 2:5
   Even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved -
   
9. Cross References
   Acts 3:19
   Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out.
   
10. Cross References
    Romans 7:4
    Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
    
11. Cross References
    Colossians 2:11
    In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ.
    
12. Cross References
    Genesis 3:15
    I will put enmity between you and the woman, an...
    Psalms 68:18
    You ascended on high, leading a host of captive...
    Isaiah 53:12
    Therefore I will divide him a portion with the ...
    Matthew 12:29
    Or how can someone enter a strong man's house a...
    Luke 10:18
    And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lig...
    John 12:31
    Now is the judgment of this world; now will the...
    John 16:11
    Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this ...
    Ephesians 4:8
    Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he...
    Hebrews 2:14
    Since therefore the children share in flesh and...
    
13. Cross References
    Ephesians 2:16
    And might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
    
14. Cross References
    Romans 14:3
    Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
    Romans 14:10
    Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
    Romans 14:13
    Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
    
15. Cross References
    Romans 14:17
    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
    Hebrews 9:10
    But deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
    Leviticus 11:2
    Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
    
16. Cross References
    Leviticus 23:2
    Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts.
    Romans 14:5
    One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
    
17. Cross References
    Mark 2:28
    So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.
    Numbers 28:11
    At the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord : two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish.
    
18. Cross References
    Hebrews 8:5
    They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.
    Hebrews 10:1
    For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near.
    
19. Cross References
    Colossians 2:2
    That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ.