Colossians 1:22

In the body of his flesh through death,.... Or "through his death", as the Alexandrian copy and some others, and all the Oriental versions, read. These words express the means by which that…

In the body of his flesh through death - The death of his body, or his death in making an atonement, has been the means of producing this reconciliation. It: (1) Removed the obstacles to…

In the body of his flesh - By Christ's assumption of a human body, and dying for man, he has made an atonement for sin, through which men become reconciled to God and to each other.

To present you…

Here is a summary of the doctrine of the gospel concerning the great work of our redemption by Christ. It comes in here not as the matter of a sermon, but as the matter of a thanksgiving; for our…

in the body Cp. for this word in a similar connexion Rom 7:4; Heb 10:10. And see Mat 26:26 (and parallels); 1Co 10:16; 1Co 11:27; 1Pe 2:24. In all these passages the thought is of the blessed Body not…