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Colossians 2:18-23

18LetnomanrobyouofyourprizebyavoluntaryhumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012andworshippingoftheangelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32, dwellinginthethingsG3739whichhehathseenG3708, vainly puffed upbyhisfleshlymindνοὸςnoosG3563,

19andnotholdingG2902fastκρατῶνkratōnG2902theHeadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,fromwhomallthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983, beingsuppliedG2023andknitσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822togetherG4822throughthejointsandbands, increasethwiththeincreaseG837ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

20IfyediedG599withChristΧριστῷChristōG5547fromtherudimentsoftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whyτίtiG5101,asthoughlivingG2198intheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,doye subjectyourselvestoordinances,

21Handlenot,nortasteγεύσῃgeusēG1089,nortouchG681

22(allwhichthingsG3956areG1510toperishwiththeusing),afterthepreceptsG1778anddoctrinesG1319ofmenG444?

23WhichthingshaveindeedashowofwisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678inwill-worship,andhumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012,andseveritytothebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983;butareG1510notofanyvalueagainsttheindulgenceofthefleshσαρκός.¶sarkosG4561.

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