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Colossians 2:4-23

4AndIsayλέγω,legōG3004thistotheendthatnooneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367maydeludeyoubypersuasivespeech.

5ForifindeedinthefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561IamG1510absentἄπειμι,apeimiG548,yetIamG1510withyouinspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,rejoicingG5463andseeingβλέπωνblepōnG991yourorderτάξινtaxinG5010,andthefirmnessofyourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

6AsthereforeοὖνounG3767yehavereceivedG3880theChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424theLordκύριον,kurionG2962,walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inhim,

7rootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492andbuiltG2026upinhim,andassuredinthefaithπίστειpisteiG4102,evenG2532asyehavebeentaughtG1321,aboundingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052initwiththanksgivingεὐχαριστίᾳ.¶eucharistiaG2169.

8SeeG991thattherebeἔσταιestaiG1510nooneG5100whoshallleadyouawayasapreythroughphilosophyandvainG2756deceitἀπάτηςapatēsG539,accordingκατὰkataG2596totheteachingofmenG444,accordingκατὰkataG2596totheelementsG4747oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andnotaccordingκατὰkataG2596toChristΧριστόν·ChristonG5547.

9ForinhimdwellsκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730allthefulnessoftheGodheadbodily;

10andyeareG1510completeinhim,whoisG1510theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofallprincipalityandauthorityἐξουσίας·exousiasG1849,

11inwhomalsoκαὶkaiG2532yehavebeencircumcisedwithcircumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061notdonebyhand,intheputting offofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofthefleshσαρκός,sarkosG4561,inthecircumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061oftheChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

12buriedwithhiminbaptismG908,inwhichyehavebeenalsoκαὶkaiG2532raisedG1453with[him]throughfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102oftheworkingἐνεργείαςenergeiasG1753ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whoraisedG1453himfromamongthedeadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

13Andyou,beingὄνταςontasG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498inoffencesandintheuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203ofyourfleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,hehasquickenedtogetherwithhim, havingforgivenχαρισάμενοςcharisamenosG5483usalltheoffences;

14having effacedthehandwritinginordinanceswhich[stoodout]againstus,whichwasG1510contrarytous,hehastakenG142italsoG2532outoftheway, havingnailedittothecrossσταυρῷ·staurōG4716;

15having spoiledprincipalitiesandauthoritiesἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,hemadeashowofthempubliclyG3954, leadingthemintriumphbyit.

16LetnonethereforeοὖνounG3767judgeκρινέτωkrinetōG2919youinmeatorindrinkπόσειposeiG4213,orinmatteroffeastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859,ornew moon,orsabbathsσαββάτων,sabbatōnG4521,

17whichareG1510ashadowσκιὰskiaG4639ofthingsG3739tocomeG3195;butthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983[isG1510]ofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

18LetnooneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367fraudulently depriveyouofyourprize, doinghisownwillinhumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012andworshipofangelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32, enteringintothingsG3739whichhehasnotseenG3708, vainly puffed upbythemindνοὸςnoosG3563ofhisfleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,

19andnotholdingG2902fastκρατῶνkratōnG2902theheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,fromwhomallthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983, ministeredtoandunitedtogetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822bythejointsandbands, increaseswiththeincreaseG837ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

20IfyehavediedG599withChristΧριστῷChristōG5547fromtheelementsG4747oftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whyτίtiG5101as[if]aliveG2198in[the]worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889doye subjectyourselvestoordinances?

21Donothandle,donottasteγεύσῃgeusēG1089,donottouchG681,

22(thingsG3956whichareG1510allfordestructionG5356intheusing [ofthem]:)accordingκατὰkataG2596totheinjunctionsandteachingsG1319ofmenG444,

23(whichhaveindeedanappearanceofwisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678involuntary worship,andhumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012,andharshtreatmentofthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,notinacertainτινιtiniG5100honour,)to[the] satisfactionofthefleshσαρκός.¶sarkosG4561.

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