But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
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- WEB yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,
- KJV In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
- NKJV in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—
- NASB yet He has now reconciled you in His body of flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach—
- NLT Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
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Now Christ has reconciled them through His physical death, to present them holy and blameless before God. The goal of reconciliation is a people made spotless.
Overview
Reconciliation came 'in the body of his flesh through death,' stressing the reality of Christ's bodily incarnation and crucifixion. Its purpose is 'to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,' sacrificial language describing the believer's perfect standing. What we could not achieve, Christ accomplished for us at the cross.
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- Eph 5:27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
- Eph 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
- Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Heb 10:10And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Rom 7:4Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
- Heb 10:20by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
- Eph 2:15–16by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
- Heb 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Cor 11:2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
- 2 Pet 3:14Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
- 1 Th 4:7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
- Luke 1:75in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
- Ps 51:7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
- Job 15:15If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,
- Job 25:5If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
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