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Colossians 2:6-23

6ThereforeG3767 as you have receivedG3880 1ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the LordG2962, so 23walkG4043 in Him, 7having been firmlyG4492 4rootedG4492 and now being 5builtG2026 up in Him and 6establishedG950 7in your faithG4102, justG2531 as you 8were instructedG1321, and overflowingG4052 9with gratitudeG2169.

810SeeG991 to it that noG3361 oneG5100 takesG4812 you captiveG4812 throughG1223 11philosophyG5385 and emptyG2756 deceptionG539, accordingG2596 to the traditionG3862 of menG444, accordingG2596 to the 12elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 13ratherG3756 thanG2532G3756 accordingG2596 to ChristG5547. 9For in Him allG3956 the 14fullnessG4138 of DeityG2320 dwellsG2730 in bodilyG4985 formG4985, 10and in Him you have beenG1510 15madeG4137 16completeG4137, and 17He is the headG2776 18over allG3956 19ruleG746 and authorityG1849; 11and in Him 20you were alsoG2532 circumcisedG4059 with a circumcisionG4061 madeG886 withoutG886 handsG886, in the removalG555 of 21the bodyG4983 of the fleshG4561 by the circumcisionG4061 of ChristG5547; 12having been 22buriedG4916 with Him in baptismG908, in whichG3739 you were alsoG2532 23raisedG4891 up with Him throughG1223 faithG4102 in the workingG1753 of GodG2316, who 24raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498. 13When you were 25deadG3498 26in your transgressionsG3900 and the uncircumcisionG203 of your fleshG4561, He 27madeG4806 you aliveG4806 togetherG4806 with Him, having forgivenG5483 us allG3956 our transgressionsG3900, 14having canceledG1813 out 28the certificateG5498 of debtG5498 consisting of decreesG1378 againstG2596 us, whichG3739 was hostileG5227 to us; and 29He has takenG142 it out of the wayG3319, having nailedG4338 it to the crossG4716. 15When He had 3031disarmedG554 the 32rulersG746 and authoritiesG1849, He 33madeG1165 a publicG3954 displayG1165 of them, having 34triumphedG2358 overG2358 them throughG1722 35Him.

16ThereforeG3767 noG3361 oneG5100 is to 3637actG2919 as your judgeG2919 in regard to 38foodG1035 orG2532 39drinkG4213 orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 40festivalG1859 orG2228 a 41newG3501 moonG3501 orG2228 a 42SabbathG4521 43day-- 17things whichG3739 are 44a mere shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 45substanceG4983 46belongs to ChristG5547. 18Let noG3367 oneG3367 keep 4748defraudingG2603 you of your prizeG2603 by 49delightingG2309 in 50self-abasementG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 51takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 5253inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 54fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 fastG2902 to 55the headG2776, from whomG3739 56the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 57ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 58which is from GodG2316.

2059IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 60to the 61elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 62whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself to 63decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 64to things destined to perishG5356 65with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 66commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of menG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG3056 whichG3748 haveG2192, to be sureG3303, the 67appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 6869self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and self-abasementG5012 and 70severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 71fleshlyG4561 indulgenceG4140.

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Notes

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

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