# to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before him

Paul is describing the Colossians as though Jesus had physically cleaned them, put them in clean clothes, and brought them to stand before God the Father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# blameless, and above reproach

Paul uses two words that mean almost the same thing to emphasize the idea of perfection. AT: "perfect" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# before him

This expression of location stands for "in God's view" or "in God's mind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])