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Colossians 2:8-23

8TakeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991heedG991lestμήmēG3361thereshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510anyoneG5100thatmaketh spoilofyouthroughhisphilosophyandvainG2756deceitἀπάτηςapatēsG539,afterthetraditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862ofmenG444,aftertherudimentsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andnotafterChristΧριστόν·ChristonG5547:

9forinhimdwellethallthefulnessoftheGodheadbodily,

10andinhimyeareG1510madefullG4137,whoisG1510theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofallprincipalityandpowerG1849:

11inwhomyewerealsoκαὶkaiG2532circumcisedwithacircumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061notmadewithhandsἀχειροποιήτῳacheiropoiētōG886,intheputting offofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofthefleshσαρκός,sarkosG4561,inthecircumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

12havingbeenburiedwithhiminbaptismG908, wherein yewerealsoκαὶkaiG2532raisedG1453withhimthroughfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102intheworkingἐνεργείαςenergeiasG1753ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoraisedG1453himfromthedeadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

13Andyou,beingὄνταςontasG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498throughyourtrespassesG3900andtheuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203ofyourfleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,you,Isay,didhemakealiveσυνεζωοποίησενsunezōopoiēsenG4806togetherwithhim, havingforgivenχαρισάμενοςcharisamenosG5483usallourtrespassesG3900;

14having blottedoutthebond writteninordinancesthatwasG1510againstus,whichwasG1510contrarytous:andhehathtakenG142itoutoftheway, nailingittothecrossσταυρῷ·staurōG4716;

15having despoiledtheprincipalitiesandthepowersG1849,hemadeashowofthemopenlyG3954, triumphingovertheminit.

16LetnomanthereforeοὖνounG3767judgeκρινέτωkrinetōG2919youinmeat,orindrinkπόσειposeiG4213,orinrespectofafeastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859dayoranew moonorasabbathσαββάτων,sabbatōnG4521day:

17whichareG1510ashadowσκιὰskiaG4639ofthethingsG3739tocomeG3195;butthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isG1510Christ’s.

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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