Colossians 2

1For I wouldG2309 have you know howG3745 greatly I strive for you, and for them at LaodiceaG2993, and for as manyG3745 as have not seenG3708 my faceG4383 in the fleshG4561; 2that their heartsG2588 may be comfortedG3870, they being knitG4822 togetherG4822 in loveG26, and unto all richesG4149 of the full assuranceG4136 of understandingG4907, that they may know the mysteryG3466 of GodG2316, evenG2532 ChristG5547, 3in whom areG1510 all the treasuresG2344 of wisdomG4678 and knowledgeG1108 hidden. 4This I sayG3004, that no oneG3367 may delude you with persuasiveness of speech. 5For though I amG1510 absentG548 in the fleshG4561, yet amG1510 I with you in the spiritG4151, joying and beholding your orderG5010, and the stedfastness of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547.

6As thereforeG3767 ye receivedG3880 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the LordG2962, so walkG4043 in him, 7rootedG4492 and builded up in him, and established in your faithG4102, evenG2532 as ye were taughtG1321, aboundingG4052 in thanksgivingG2169.

8TakeG991 heedG991 lestG3361 there shall beG1510 any oneG5100 that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vainG2756 deceitG539, after the traditionG3862 of menG444, after the rudiments of the worldG2889, and not after ChristG5547: 9for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, 10and in him ye areG1510 made fullG4137, who isG1510 the headG2776 of all principality and powerG1849: 11in whom ye were alsoG2532 circumcised with a circumcisionG4061 not made with handsG886, in the putting off of the bodyG4983 of the fleshG4561, in the circumcisionG4061 of ChristG5547; 12having been buried with him in baptismG908, wherein ye were alsoG2532 raisedG1453 with him through faithG4102 in the workingG1753 of GodG2316, who raisedG1453 him from the deadG3498. 13And you, beingG1510 deadG3498 through your trespassesG3900 and the uncircumcisionG203 of your fleshG4561, you, I say, did he make aliveG4806 together with him, having forgivenG5483 us all our trespassesG3900; 14having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that wasG1510 against us, which wasG1510 contrary to us: and he hath takenG142 it out of the way, nailing it to the crossG4716; 15having despoiled the principalities and the powersG1849, he made a show of them openlyG3954, triumphing over them in it.

16Let no man thereforeG3767 judgeG2919 you in meat, or in drinkG4213, or in respect of a feastG1859 day or a new moon or a sabbathG4521 day: 17which areG1510 a shadowG4639 of the thingsG3739 to comeG3195; but the bodyG4983 isG1510 Christ’s. 18Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humilityG5012 and worshipping of the angelsG32, dwelling in the thingsG3739 which he hath seenG3708, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 fastG2902 the HeadG2776, from whom all the bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and knitG4822 togetherG4822 through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increaseG837 of GodG2316.

20If ye diedG599 with ChristG5547 from the rudiments of the worldG2889, whyG5101, as though livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, 21Handle not, nor tasteG1089, nor touchG681 22(all which thingsG3956 areG1510 to perish with the using), after the preceptsG1778 and doctrinesG1319 of menG444? 23Which things have indeed a show of wisdomG4678 in will-worship, and humilityG5012, and severity to the bodyG4983; but areG1510 not of any value against the indulgence of the fleshG4561.