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Colossians

American  
[kuh-losh-uhnz] / kəˈlɒʃ ənz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. a book of the New Testament, written by Paul. Col.


Colossians British  
/ kəˈlɒʃənz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A reading from the Epistle to the Colossians.

From BBC ● May 5, 2023

“There’s a verse that we used from the book of Colossians, chapter three, verse 23,” Ryan said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2022

After looking into some other options, Colossians 3:12-14, seemed like a good fit, closing with, “…over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2021

As the Apostle Paul says in Colossians 3:8-9, “But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander and filthy language. . . . Do not lie to each other.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2017

Once besides this peculiar combination of the names of our Saviour occurs—in Colossians ii.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay

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