Colossians

American

[kuh-losh-uhnz] / kəˈlɒʃ ənz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

a book of the New Testament, written by Paul. Col.

Colossians British

/ kəˈlɒʃənz /

noun

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

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Mr. Sunak, Britain’s first Hindu prime minister, played his own role by reading the first chapter of the Epistle to the Colossians.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a practising Hindu, will read from the biblical book of Colossians.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a Hindu, will read from St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians, which speaks to “loving rule of Christ over all people and all things.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 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

The rest of the sentence, following the comma that we place at “knit together,” has its parallel in Colossians ii.

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

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