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<sup>14 </sup>For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
<sup>14 </sup>For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
<br><sup>15 </sup>Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
<br><sup>15 </sup>Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
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<sup>15 </sup>He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,
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Cited as referring to the ''second'' creation in the Bible by bro {{TGaston}} in his essay ''How is Colossians 1:15-20 compatible with biblical unitarianism?'' &mdash; see '''Two creations in the Bible''' at [[Colossians 1:12-18#2cre|Colossians 1:12-18]].
Cited as referring to the ''second'' creation in the Bible by bro {{TGaston}} in his essay ''How is Colossians 1:15-20 compatible with biblical unitarianism?'' &mdash; see '''Two creations in the Bible''' at [[Colossians 1:12-18#2cre|Colossians 1:12-18]].
Re NRSV's translation ''"one new humanity"'' in v.15, see [["adam" the common noun]].

Revision as of 00:43, 17 February 2020

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KJV

14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

NRSV

15 He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,


Cited as referring to the second creation in the Bible by bro Tom Gaston in his essay How is Colossians 1:15-20 compatible with biblical unitarianism? — see Two creations in the Bible at Colossians 1:12-18.

Re NRSV's translation "one new humanity" in v.15, see "adam" the common noun.