Colossians 2
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Colossians 2:18-23

18Let noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367keepdefraudingG2603you of your prizeG2603bydelightingθέλωνthelōnG2309inself-abasementταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012and the worshipθρησκείᾳthrēskeiaG2356of the angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,takingG1687his standG1687on visionshe has seenἑόρακενhe'orakenG3708,inflatedφυσιούμενοςphusioumenosG5448withoutG1500causeG1500by hisfleshlyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561mindνοὸςnoosG3563,
19and not holdingG2902fastκρατῶνkratōnG2902tothe headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,from whomοὗhouG3739the entireπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,being suppliedἐπιχορηγούμενονepichorēgoumenonG2023and heldG4822togetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822by the jointsἁφῶνhaphōnG860andligamentsσυνδέσμωνsundesmōnG4886,growsαὔξειauxeiG837with a growthαὔξησινauxēsinG838which is from Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.
20IfΕἰEiG1487you have diedἀπεθάνετεapethaneteG599with ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547to theelementaryG4747principlesG4747of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whyτίtiG5101,as ifὡςhōsG5613you were livingζῶντεςzōntesG2198in the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,do you submitG1379yourself todecreesG1379, such as,
21“Do not handleἅψῃhapsēG681,do not tasteγεύσῃgeusēG1089,do not touchθίγῃς·thigēsG2345!”
22(whichἅhaG3739allπάνταpantaG3956refer tothings destined to perishφθορὰνphthoranG5356with useἀποχρήσειapochrēseiG671)--in accordanceκατὰkataG2596with thecommandmentsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778and teachingsδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319of menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444?
23TheseG3748are mattersG3056whichG3748haveἔχονταechontaG2192,to be sureμὲνmenG3303, theappearanceG3056of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678inself-madeG1479religionG1479and self-abasementταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012andsevereG857treatmentG857of the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983, but areof noοὐκ τινιouk tiniG3756G5100valueτιμῇtimēaG5092againstπρὸςprosG4314fleshlyσαρκός.¶sarkosG4561indulgenceπλησμονὴνplēsmonēnG4140.
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