Col 1:21 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Col 1:21-23: 1:21-23 Paul applies the truth of 1:15-20 to the Colossian Christians. As people who have been reconciled to God, they enjoy a new spiritual status and need to stand firm in the truth they have been taught. 1:21 The phrase once far away from God probably refers to their condition as Gentiles (see Eph 2:12 ).

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‏ Colossians 1:21

Summary for Col 1:21-23: 1:21-23 ^a Paul applies the truth of 1:15-20 ^b to the Colossian Christians. As people who have been reconciled to God, they enjoy a new spiritual status and need to stand firm in the truth they have been taught. 1:21 ^c The phrase once far away from God probably refers to their condition as Gentiles (see Eph 2:12 ^d).