Colossians 1:22 (ASV)

Passage

yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him:

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:20 and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, [I say], whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.

Colossians 1:21 And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

Colossians 1:22 yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him:

Colossians 1:23 if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.

Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body`s sake, which is the church;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "reconciled", "body", "flesh", "through", "death", "present", and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "reconciled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And you being in time past alienated..." into verse 23's "if so be that ye continue in...", so "hath" and "reconciled" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hath" and "reconciled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.