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Colossians 2:14 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;
  • King James Version Public Domain
    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;
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    having canceled the written record of the decrees against us, which were opposed to us, and he has taken out from our midst, having nailed it to the cross;

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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