Colossians 2
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Colossians 2:18-23

18Do not let anyoneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367who delightsθέλωνthelōnG2309inἐνenG1722falsehumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012andκαὶkaiG2532theworshipθρησκείᾳthrēskeiaG2356τῶνtōnG3588of angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32disqualifyκαταβραβευέτωkatabrabeuetōG2603youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with speculation aboutἐμβατεύωνembateuōnG1687whatἃhaG3739he has seenἑόρακενhe'orakenG3708. Such a personis puffed upφυσιούμενοςphusioumenosG5448without basisεἰκῇeikēaG1500byὑπὸhupoG5259hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846unspiritualτοῦ σαρκὸςtou sarkosG3588G4561τῆςtēsG3588mindνοὸςnoosG3563.
19καὶkaiG2532He has lost connectionοὐ κρατῶνou kratōnG3756G2902to theτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,fromἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739theτὸtoG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,supportedἐπιχορηγούμενονepichorēgoumenonG2023andκαὶkaiG2532knit togetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822byδιὰdiaG1223itsτῶνtōnG3588jointsἁφῶνhaphōnG860andκαὶkaiG2532ligamentsσυνδέσμωνsundesmōnG4886,growsαὔξειauxeiG837asτὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316causes it to growαὔξησινauxēsinG838.
20IfΕἰEiG1487you have diedἀπεθάνετεapethaneteG599withσὺνsunG4862ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547toἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588spiritual forcesστοιχείωνstoicheiōnG4747of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whyτίtiG5101,as thoughὡςhōsG5613you still belongedζῶντεςzōntesG2198toἐνenG1722theworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,do you submit to its regulationsδογματίζεσθε;dogmatizestheG1379:
21“DoμὴmēG3361not handleG680,doμηδὲmēdeG3366not tasteγεύσῃgeusēG1089,doμηδὲmēdeG3366not touchθίγῃς·thigēsG2345!”?
22TheseἅhaG3739willἐστινestinG1510allπάνταpantaG3956εἰςeisG1519perishφθορὰνphthoranG5356withτῇtēaG3588useἀποχρήσειapochrēseiG671,because they are based onκατὰkataG2596humanτὰ ἀνθρώπων·ta anthrōpōnG3588G444τῶνtōnG3588commandsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778andκαὶkaiG2532teachingsδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319.
23SuchἅτινάhatinaG3748restrictionsindeedμὲνmenG3303haveἔχονταechontaG2192an appearanceλόγονlogonG3056of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,withἐνenG1722theirself-prescribed worshipἐθελοθρησκίᾳethelothrēskiaG1479καὶkaiG2532, their falsehumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012,andκαὶkaiG2532theirharsh treatmentἀφειδίᾳapheidiaG857of the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983; butthey areἐστινestinG1510ofἐνenG1722noοὐκoukG3756τινιtiniG5100valueτιμῇtimēaG5092againstπρὸςprosG4314theindulgenceπλησμονὴνplēsmonēnG4140of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκός.¶sarkosG4561.
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