Colossians 1:21 - New Revised Standard Version And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And although you at one time were estranged and alienated from Him and were of hostile attitude of mind in your wicked activities, American Standard Version (1901) And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, Common English Bible Once you were alienated from God and you were enemies with him in your minds, which was shown by your evil actions. Catholic Public Domain Version And you, though you had been, in times past, understood to be foreigners and enemies, with works of evil, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And you, whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works: |
in order that I may take hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, all of whom are estranged from me through their idols.
slanderers, God-haters, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, rebellious toward parents,
remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
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,
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God,
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.
Adulterers! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.