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## And you also ##
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"And you Colossian believers also".
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## were strangers from God ##
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The Greek word contains an element of choice. AT: "were alienated from God" or "had pushed God away" or "were hostile toward God".
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## were his enemies in your mind and by your evil deeds ##
were his enemies because you thought evil thoughts and because you did evil deeds. (UDB)
## God has reconciled you in the body of Christ's flesh through death ##
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When God reconciled you to Christ, he did not see Christ, but you on the cross such that when christ died, he saw you die.
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## blameless ##
"without blame"
## unreproveable ##
"without accusation". Cannot be accused of any sin.
## before himself ##
"before God himself"
## continue grounded ##
"continue to be firmly established" or "stable"
## settled in the faith ##
"steadfast" or "secure"
## the confidence of the gospel ##
"being confident in the gospel".
## that was proclaimed in all the creation under heaven, the gospel that I, Paul, became a servant ##
"that people proclaimed the gospel in all the creation under heaven. This is the same gospel that I, Paul, proclaim in serving God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])