“ You who were once alienated and enemies because your minds were on the works that were wicked, ” wrote the apostle Paul, “[God] now has again reconciled by means of [Jesus ’] fleshly body through his death, in order to present you holy and unblemished. ” ​ — Col.
اما اکنون او شما را به واسطهٔ بدن بشری مسیح و از طریق مرگ او آشتی داده است ،‏ تا شما را مقدّس و بی‌عیب و بری از هر ملامت به حضور خود بیاورد .‏ » —‏ کول ۱ :‏ ۲۱ ،‏ ۲۲‏ ،‏ ترجمهٔ هزارهٔ نو .‏