New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 2:14-23

14having canceledG1813 out 1the certificateG5498 of debtG5498 consisting of decreesG1378 againstG2596 us, whichG3739 was hostileG5227 to us; and 2He has takenG142 it out of the wayG3319, having nailedG4338 it to the crossG4716. 15When He had 3 4disarmedG554 the 5rulersG746 and authoritiesG1849, He 6madeG1165 a publicG3954 displayG1165 of them, having 7triumphedG2358 overG2358 them throughG1722 8Him.

16ThereforeG3767 noG3361 oneG5100 is to 9 10actG2919 as your judgeG2919 in regard to 11foodG1035 orG2532 12drinkG4213 orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 13festivalG1859 orG2228 a 14newG3501 moonG3501 orG2228 a 15SabbathG4521 16day-- 17things whichG3739 are 17a mere shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 18substanceG4983 19belongs to ChristG5547. 18Let noG3367 oneG3367 keep 20 21defraudingG2603 you of your prizeG2603 by 22delightingG2309 in 23self-abasementG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 24takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 25 26inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 27fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 fastG2902 to 28the headG2776, from whomG3739 29the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 30ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 31which is from GodG2316.

20 32IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 33to the 34elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 35whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself to 36decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 37to things destined to perishG5356 38with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 39commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of menG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG3056 whichG3748 haveG2192, to be sureG3303, the 40appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 41 42self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and self-abasementG5012 and 43severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756 G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 44fleshlyG4561 indulgenceG4140.

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Notes

1. Colossians 2:14 Eph 2:15; Col 2:20 ↩
2. Colossians 2:14 1 Pet 2:24 ↩
3. Colossians 2:15 Or divested Himself of ↩
4. Colossians 2:15 Eph 4:8 ↩
5. Colossians 2:15 John 12:31; 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 3:10; Col 2:10 ↩
6. Colossians 2:15 Eph 4:8 ↩
7. Colossians 2:15 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
8. Colossians 2:15 Or it; i.e. the cross ↩
9. Colossians 2:16 Lit judge you ↩
10. Colossians 2:16 Rom 14:3 ↩
11. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
12. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
13. Colossians 2:16 Lev 23:2; Rom 14:5 ↩
14. Colossians 2:16 1 Chr 23:31; 2 Chr 31:3; Neh 10:33 ↩
15. Colossians 2:16 Mark 2:27f; Gal 4:10 ↩
16. Colossians 2:16 Or days ↩
17. Colossians 2:17 Heb 8:5; 10:1 ↩
18. Colossians 2:17 Lit body ↩
19. Colossians 2:17 Lit of Christ ↩
20. Colossians 2:18 Or deciding against you ↩
21. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 9:24; Phil 3:14 ↩
22. Colossians 2:18 Col 2:23 ↩
23. Colossians 2:18 Or humility ↩
24. Colossians 2:18 Or going into detail about ↩
25. Colossians 2:18 Or conceited ↩
26. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 4:6 ↩
27. Colossians 2:18 Rom 8:7 ↩
28. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:22 ↩
29. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:23; 4:16 ↩
30. Colossians 2:19 Lit bonds ↩
31. Colossians 2:19 Lit of God ↩
32. Colossians 2:20 Rom 6:2 ↩
33. Colossians 2:20 Lit from ↩
34. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:8 ↩
35. Colossians 2:20 Gal 4:9 ↩
36. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:14, 16 ↩
37. Colossians 2:22 1 Cor 6:13 ↩
38. Colossians 2:22 Or by being consumed ↩
39. Colossians 2:22 Is 29:13; Matt 15:9; Titus 1:14 ↩
40. Colossians 2:23 Lit report; Gr logos ↩
41. Colossians 2:23 Or would-be religion ↩
42. Colossians 2:23 Col 2:18 ↩
43. Colossians 2:23 1 Tim 4:3 ↩
44. Colossians 2:23 Rom 13:14; 1 Tim 4:8 ↩

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