Colossians 1:21
Colossians 1:21-23 The Message (MSG)
You yourselves are a case study of what he does. At one time you all had your backs turned to God, thinking rebellious thoughts of him, giving him trouble every chance you got. But now, by giving himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God’s side and put your lives together, whole and holy in his presence. You don’t walk away from a gift like that! You stay grounded and steady in that bond of trust, constantly tuned in to the Message, careful not to be distracted or diverted. There is no other Message—just this one. Every creature under heaven gets this same Message. I, Paul, am a messenger of this Message. * * *
Colossians 1:21 King James Version (KJV)
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
Colossians 1:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds
Colossians 1:21 New Century Version (NCV)
At one time you were separated from God. You were his enemies in your minds, and the evil things you did were against God.
Colossians 1:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works
Colossians 1:21 New International Version (NIV)
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.
Colossians 1:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
Colossians 1:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And although you were at one time estranged and alienated and hostile-minded [toward Him], participating in evil things
Colossians 1:21 New Living Translation (NLT)
This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.
Colossians 1:21-22 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Even though you were once distant from him, living in the shadows of your evil thoughts and actions, he reconnected you back to himself. He released his supernatural peace to you through the sacrifice of his own body as the sin-payment on your behalf so that you would dwell in his presence. And now there is nothing between you and Father God, for he sees you as holy, flawless, and restored