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Colossians 2:4-23

41I sayG3004 thisG3778 soG2443 that noG3367 oneG3367 will deludeG3884 you with 2persuasiveG4086 argumentG4086. 5For evenG2532 thoughG1487 I amG548 3absentG548 in bodyG4561, neverthelessG235 I amG1510 with you in spiritG4151, rejoicingG5463 4to seeG991 5your 6goodG5010 disciplineG5010 and the 7stabilityG4733 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547.

6ThereforeG3767 as you have receivedG3880 8ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the LordG2962, so 910walkG4043 in Him, 7having been firmlyG4492 11rootedG4492 and now being 12builtG2026 up in Him and 13establishedG950 14in your faithG4102, justG2531 as you 15were instructedG1321, and overflowingG4052 16with gratitudeG2169.

817SeeG991 to it that noG3361 oneG5100 takesG4812 you captiveG4812 throughG1223 18philosophyG5385 and emptyG2756 deceptionG539, accordingG2596 to the traditionG3862 of menG444, accordingG2596 to the 19elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 20ratherG3756 thanG2532G3756 accordingG2596 to ChristG5547. 9For in Him allG3956 the 21fullnessG4138 of DeityG2320 dwellsG2730 in bodilyG4985 formG4985, 10and in Him you have beenG1510 22madeG4137 23completeG4137, and 24He is the headG2776 25over allG3956 26ruleG746 and authorityG1849; 11and in Him 27you were alsoG2532 circumcisedG4059 with a circumcisionG4061 madeG886 withoutG886 handsG886, in the removalG555 of 28the bodyG4983 of the fleshG4561 by the circumcisionG4061 of ChristG5547; 12having been 29buriedG4916 with Him in baptismG908, in whichG3739 you were alsoG2532 30raisedG4891 up with Him throughG1223 faithG4102 in the workingG1753 of GodG2316, who 31raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498. 13When you were 32deadG3498 33in your transgressionsG3900 and the uncircumcisionG203 of your fleshG4561, He 34madeG4806 you aliveG4806 togetherG4806 with Him, having forgivenG5483 us allG3956 our transgressionsG3900, 14having canceledG1813 out 35the certificateG5498 of debtG5498 consisting of decreesG1378 againstG2596 us, whichG3739 was hostileG5227 to us; and 36He has takenG142 it out of the wayG3319, having nailedG4338 it to the crossG4716. 15When He had 3738disarmedG554 the 39rulersG746 and authoritiesG1849, He 40madeG1165 a publicG3954 displayG1165 of them, having 41triumphedG2358 overG2358 them throughG1722 42Him.

16ThereforeG3767 noG3361 oneG5100 is to 4344actG2919 as your judgeG2919 in regard to 45foodG1035 orG2532 46drinkG4213 orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 47festivalG1859 orG2228 a 48newG3501 moonG3501 orG2228 a 49SabbathG4521 50day-- 17things whichG3739 are 51a mere shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 52substanceG4983 53belongs to ChristG5547. 18Let noG3367 oneG3367 keep 5455defraudingG2603 you of your prizeG2603 by 56delightingG2309 in 57self-abasementG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 58takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 5960inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 61fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 fastG2902 to 62the headG2776, from whomG3739 63the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 64ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 65which is from GodG2316.

2066IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 67to the 68elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 69whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself to 70decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 71to things destined to perishG5356 72with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 73commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of menG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG3056 whichG3748 haveG2192, to be sureG3303, the 74appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 7576self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and self-abasementG5012 and 77severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 78fleshlyG4561 indulgenceG4140.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 2:4 Eph 4:17 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 2:4 Rom 16:18 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 5:3 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 2:5 Lit and seeing ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 2:5 Or your good order ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 14:40 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 2:5 1 Pet 5:9 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 2:6 Gal 3:26 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 2:6 Or lead your life ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 2:6 Col 1:10 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 2:7 Eph 3:17 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 3:9; Eph 2:20 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 2:7 Or by ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 2:7 Eph 4:21 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 2:7 One early ms reads in it with ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 2:8 1 Cor 8:9; 10:12; Gal 5:15; Heb 3:12 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 2:8 Eph 5:6; Col 2:23; 1 Tim 6:20 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 2:8 Gal 4:3; Col 2:20 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 2:8 Lit and not ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 2:9 2 Cor 5:19; Col 1:19 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 2:10 Eph 3:19 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 2:10 Lit full ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 2:10 Eph 1:21f ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 2:10 Lit of ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 2:10 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 3:10; Col 2:15 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 2:11 Rom 2:29; Eph 2:11 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 2:11 Rom 6:6; 7:24; Gal 5:24; Col 3:5 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 2:12 Rom 6:4f ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 2:12 Rom 6:5; Eph 2:6; Col 2:13; 3:1 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 2:12 Acts 2:24 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 2:13 Eph 2:1 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 2:13 Or by reason of ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 2:13 Eph 2:5; Col 2:12 ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 2:14 Eph 2:15; Col 2:20 ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 2:14 1 Pet 2:24 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 2:15 Or divested Himself of ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 2:15 Eph 4:8 ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 2:15 John 12:31; 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 3:10; Col 2:10 ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 2:15 Eph 4:8 ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 2:15 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 2:15 Or it; i.e. the cross ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 2:16 Lit judge you ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 2:16 Rom 14:3 ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 2:16 Lev 23:2; Rom 14:5 ↩
  48. 48. Colossians 2:16 1 Chr 23:31; 2 Chr 31:3; Neh 10:33 ↩
  49. 49. Colossians 2:16 Mark 2:27f; Gal 4:10 ↩
  50. 50. Colossians 2:16 Or days ↩
  51. 51. Colossians 2:17 Heb 8:5; 10:1 ↩
  52. 52. Colossians 2:17 Lit body ↩
  53. 53. Colossians 2:17 Lit of Christ ↩
  54. 54. Colossians 2:18 Or deciding against you ↩
  55. 55. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 9:24; Phil 3:14 ↩
  56. 56. Colossians 2:18 Col 2:23 ↩
  57. 57. Colossians 2:18 Or humility ↩
  58. 58. Colossians 2:18 Or going into detail about ↩
  59. 59. Colossians 2:18 Or conceited ↩
  60. 60. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 4:6 ↩
  61. 61. Colossians 2:18 Rom 8:7 ↩
  62. 62. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:22 ↩
  63. 63. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:23; 4:16 ↩
  64. 64. Colossians 2:19 Lit bonds ↩
  65. 65. Colossians 2:19 Lit of God ↩
  66. 66. Colossians 2:20 Rom 6:2 ↩
  67. 67. Colossians 2:20 Lit from ↩
  68. 68. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:8 ↩
  69. 69. Colossians 2:20 Gal 4:9 ↩
  70. 70. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:14, 16 ↩
  71. 71. Colossians 2:22 1 Cor 6:13 ↩
  72. 72. Colossians 2:22 Or by being consumed ↩
  73. 73. Colossians 2:22 Is 29:13; Matt 15:9; Titus 1:14 ↩
  74. 74. Colossians 2:23 Lit report; Gr logos ↩
  75. 75. Colossians 2:23 Or would-be religion ↩
  76. 76. Colossians 2:23 Col 2:18 ↩
  77. 77. Colossians 2:23 1 Tim 4:3 ↩
  78. 78. Colossians 2:23 Rom 13:14; 1 Tim 4:8 ↩

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