Colossians
King James Version (KJV)


“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
King James Version (KJV)
2:15 And having spoiled the principalities and powers - The evil angels, of their usurped dominion. He - God the Father. Exposed them openly - Before all the hosts of hell and heaven. Triumphing over them in or by him - By Christ. Thus the paragraph begins with Christ, goes on with him, and ends with him.
Col 2:15 [And] having spoiled principalities and powers. "Having put off from himself the principalities and powers" (Revised Version). Christ overcame and disarmed the spirits of darkness, the evil angels. He triumphed over Satan and all his powers. He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Put them to an open shame by triumphing over them in his resurrection and ascension.
And hauing spoyled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing ouer them in it.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.
- Basic English Bible
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it.
- Darby Bible
And despoiling the principalities and powers, he hath exposed them confidently in open shew, triumphing over them in himself.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
having put off from himself the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
- English Revised Version
having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
- World English Bible