New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 2:8-20

8SeeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991to it that noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100takesG4812you captiveG4812throughδιὰdiaG1223philosophyφιλοσοφίαςphilosophiasG5385and emptyκενῆςkenēsG2756deceptionἀπάτηςapatēsG539,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,accordingκατὰkataG2596to theelementaryG4747principlesG4747of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,ratherG3756thanG2532 G3756accordingκατὰkataG2596to ChristΧριστόν·ChristonG5547.

9For in Him allπᾶνpanG3956thefullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of DeityθεότητοςtheotētosG2320dwellsκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730in bodilyG4985formG4985,

10and in Him you have beenG1510madeG4137completeG4137, andHe is the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776over allπάσηςpasēsG3956ruleἀρχῆςarchēsG746and authorityἐξουσίας·exousiasG1849;

11and in Himyou were alsoκαὶkaiG2532circumcisedπεριετμήθητεperietmēthēteG4059with a circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061madeG886withoutG886handsἀχειροποιήτῳacheiropoiētōG886,in the removalἀπεκδύσειapekduseiG555ofthe bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983of the fleshσαρκός,sarkosG4561by the circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

12having beenburiedσυνταφέντεςsuntaphentesG4916with Him in baptismG908,in whichᾧhōG3739you were alsoκαὶkaiG2532raisedσυνηγέρθητεsunēgerthēteG4891up with Him throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in the workingἐνεργείαςenergeiasG1753of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, whoraisedἐγείραντοςegeirantosG1453Him from the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

13When you weredeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498in your transgressionsπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900and the uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203of your fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561, HemadeG4806you aliveσυνεζωοποίησενsunezōopoiēsenG4806togetherG4806with Him, having forgivenχαρισάμενοςcharisamenosG5483us allπάνταpantaG3956our transgressionsπαραπτώματα·paraptōmataG3900,

14having canceledἐξαλείψαςexaleipsasG1813outthe certificateG5498of debtG5498consisting of decreesδόγμασινdogmasinG1378againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596us, whichὃhoG3739was hostileὑπεναντίονhupenantionG5227to us; andHe has takenἦρκενērkenG142it out of the wayμέσουmesouG3319,having nailedπροσηλώσαςprosēlōsasG4338it to the crossσταυρῷ·staurōG4716.

15When He haddisarmedἀπεκδυσάμενοςapekdusamenosG554therulersἀρχὰςarchasG746and authoritiesἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849, HemadeG1165a publicπαρρησίᾳ,parrēsiaG3954displayG1165of them, havingtriumphedG2358overG2358them throughG1722Him.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767noΜὴMēG3361oneτιςtisG5100is toactG2919as your judgeκρινέτωkrinetōG2919in regard tofoodβρώσειbrōseiG1035orκαὶkaiG2532drinkπόσειposeiG4213orἢēG2228in respectμέρειmereiG3313to afestivalἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859orἢēG2228anewG3501moonG3501orἢēG2228aSabbathσαββάτων,sabbatōnG4521day--

17things whichἅhaG3739are a mereshadowσκιὰskiaG4639of what is to comeμελλόντων,mellontōnG3195; but thesubstanceσῶμαsōmaG4983belongs to ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

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,

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