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Colossians 2:14

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

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ἐξαλείψαςexaleipsasBlotting outἐξαλείφω (exaleiphō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Blotting out”, a single actionG1813I plaster, wash over; I wipe off, wipe out, obliterate.Blotting outτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καθ’kaththat was againstκατά (kata)preposition — “that was against”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “against”.that was againstἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usχειρόγραφονcheirographonwriten recordχειρόγραφονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “writen record”, the object formG5498a handwriting, bond.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δόγμασινdogmasindecreeδόγμα (dogma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “decree”, the to- or for-formG1378a decree, edict, ordinance.ὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasὑπεναντίονhupenantioncontraryὑπεναντίος (hupenantios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “contrary”, the subject formG5227opposite to, adverse; subst: an adversary.contraryἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).to usκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαὐτὸautoitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἦρκενērkento take upαἴρω (airō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to take up”, a completed action with a present resultG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.ἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μέσουmesouwayμέσος (mesos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “way”, the of-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.the wayπροσηλώσαςprosēlōsasnailingπροσηλόω (prosēloō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “nailing”, a single actionG4338I fasten with nails, nail to.nailingαὐτὸautoitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σταυρῷstaurōto his crossσταυρός (stauros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to his cross”, the to- or for-formG4716a cross.to his cross

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

having blotted out the handwriting in the ordinances that is against us, that was contrary to us, and he hath taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross;

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American Standard Version (1901)

having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

Young’s Literal Translation

having blotted out the handwriting in the ordinances that is against us, that was contrary to us, and he hath taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross;

World English Bible

wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us. He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

Darby Translation

having effaced the handwriting in ordinances which [stood out] against us, which was contrary to us, he has taken it also out of the way, having nailed it to the cross;

Douay-Rheims

Blotting out the handwriting of the decree that was against us, which was contrary to us. And he hath taken the same out of the way, fastening it to the cross:

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