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Berean Standard Bible

“In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.”

Colossians 2:11

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In Colossians 2 Paul warns against teachers who pressed rituals and human traditions on believers. He reminds them of what they already have in Christ, in whom all the fullness of deity dwells.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

World English Bible (WEB)

in whom you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

King James Version (KJV)

In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

American Standard Version (ASV)

in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In whom you had a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

in whom also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh in the circumcision of the Christ,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

En el cual también sois circuncidados de circuncisión no hecha con manos, con el despojamiento del cuerpo de los pecados de la carne, en la circuncisión de Cristo;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por estar unidos a Cristo, él los libertó de su naturaleza pecaminosa, no por medio de la circuncisión que se hace en el cuerpo, sino por medio de la circuncisión que hace Cristo.

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