New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 2:8-23

8 1SeeG991 to it that noG3361 oneG5100 takesG4812 you captiveG4812 throughG1223 2philosophyG5385 and emptyG2756 deceptionG539, accordingG2596 to the traditionG3862 of menG444, accordingG2596 to the 3elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 4ratherG3756 thanG2532 G3756 accordingG2596 to ChristG5547. 9For in Him allG3956 the 5fullnessG4138 of DeityG2320 dwellsG2730 in bodilyG4985 formG4985, 10and in Him you have beenG1510 6madeG4137 7completeG4137, and 8He is the headG2776 9over allG3956 10ruleG746 and authorityG1849; 11and in Him 11you were alsoG2532 circumcisedG4059 with a circumcisionG4061 madeG886 withoutG886 handsG886, in the removalG555 of 12the bodyG4983 of the fleshG4561 by the circumcisionG4061 of ChristG5547; 12having been 13buriedG4916 with Him in baptismG908, in whichG3739 you were alsoG2532 14raisedG4891 up with Him throughG1223 faithG4102 in the workingG1753 of GodG2316, who 15raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498. 13When you were 16deadG3498 17in your transgressionsG3900 and the uncircumcisionG203 of your fleshG4561, He 18madeG4806 you aliveG4806 togetherG4806 with Him, having forgivenG5483 us allG3956 our transgressionsG3900, 14having canceledG1813 out 19the certificateG5498 of debtG5498 consisting of decreesG1378 againstG2596 us, whichG3739 was hostileG5227 to us; and 20He has takenG142 it out of the wayG3319, having nailedG4338 it to the crossG4716. 15When He had 21 22disarmedG554 the 23rulersG746 and authoritiesG1849, He 24madeG1165 a publicG3954 displayG1165 of them, having 25triumphedG2358 overG2358 them throughG1722 26Him.

16ThereforeG3767 noG3361 oneG5100 is to 27 28actG2919 as your judgeG2919 in regard to 29foodG1035 orG2532 30drinkG4213 orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 31festivalG1859 orG2228 a 32newG3501 moonG3501 orG2228 a 33SabbathG4521 34day-- 17things whichG3739 are 35a mere shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 36substanceG4983 37belongs to ChristG5547. 18Let noG3367 oneG3367 keep 38 39defraudingG2603 you of your prizeG2603 by 40delightingG2309 in 41self-abasementG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 42takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 43 44inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 45fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 fastG2902 to 46the headG2776, from whomG3739 47the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 48ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 49which is from GodG2316.

20 50IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 51to the 52elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 53whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself to 54decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 55to things destined to perishG5356 56with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 57commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of menG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG3056 whichG3748 haveG2192, to be sureG3303, the 58appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 59 60self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and self-abasementG5012 and 61severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756 G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 62fleshlyG4561 indulgenceG4140.

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Notes

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

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