Colossians 2:15

New Century Version

God stripped the spiritual rulers and powers of their authority. With the cross, he won the victory and showed the world that they were powerless.

Cross References

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your descendants and her descendants will be enemies. One of her descendants will crush your head, and you will bite his heel.”

Psalm 68:18

When you went up to the heights, you led a parade of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who turned against you. And the Lord God will live there.

Isaiah 53:12

For this reason I will make him a great man among people, and he will share in all things with those who are strong. He willingly gave his life and was treated like a criminal. But he carried away the sins of many people and asked forgiveness for those who sinned.”

Matthew 12:29

“If anyone wants to enter a strong person’s house and steal his things, he must first tie up the strong person. Then he can steal the things from the house.

Luke 10:18

Jesus said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Luke 11:22

But when someone stronger comes and defeats him, the stronger one will take away the weapons the first man trusted and will give away the possessions.

John 16:11

And the Helper will prove to them that judgment happened when the ruler of this world was judged.

John 19:30

When Jesus tasted the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and died.

1 Corinthians 15:24

and then the end will come. At that time Christ will destroy all rulers, authorities, and powers, and he will hand over the kingdom to God the Father.

2 Corinthians 2:14

But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s victory parade. God uses us to spread his knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The devil who rules this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe. They cannot see the light of the Good News—the Good News about the glory of Christ, who is exactly like God.

Ephesians 3:10

His purpose was that through the church all the rulers and powers in the heavenly world will now know God’s wisdom, which has so many forms.

Ephesians 4:8

That is why it says in the Scriptures, “When he went up to the heights, he led a parade of captives, and he gave gifts to people.”

Ephesians 6:12

Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world’s darkness, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly world.

Colossians 1:16

Through his power all things were made—things in heaven and on earth, things seen and unseen, all powers, authorities, lords, and rulers. All things were made through Christ and for Christ.

Colossians 2:10

and you have a full and true life in Christ, who is ruler over all rulers and powers.

Hebrews 2:14

Since these children are people with physical bodies, Jesus himself became like them. He did this so that, by dying, he could destroy the one who has the power of death—the devil—

Revelation 12:9

The giant dragon was thrown down out of heaven. (He is that old snake called the devil or Satan, who tricks the whole world.) The dragon with his angels was thrown down to the earth.

Revelation 20:10

And Satan, who tricked them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur with the beast and the false prophet. There they will be punished day and night forever and ever.