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World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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¹⁵Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Colossians 2:15World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The passage describes principalities and powers stripped and put on public display in triumph.

To understand

The written record against the believers has been removed and nailed to the cross. The readers are then told not to let anyone judge them over food, drink or observance of days.

A question

What kinds of judgments does the instruction about food and days forbid?