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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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“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart...” begins the verse from Colossians.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

A reading from the Epistle to the Colossians.

From BBC May 5, 2023

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

A body needs, besides this mechanical construction, a pervasive life, a sympathetic force knitting it together: “knit together in love,” the apostle says in Colossians ii.

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

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