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Colossians 2:9-23

9For in Him allG3956 the 1fullnessG4138 of DeityG2320 dwellsG2730 in bodilyG4985 formG4985, 10and in Him you have beenG1510 2madeG4137 3completeG4137, and 4He is the headG2776 5over allG3956 6ruleG746 and authorityG1849; 11and in Him 7you were alsoG2532 circumcisedG4059 with a circumcisionG4061 madeG886 withoutG886 handsG886, in the removalG555 of 8the bodyG4983 of the fleshG4561 by the circumcisionG4061 of ChristG5547; 12having been 9buriedG4916 with Him in baptismG908, in whichG3739 you were alsoG2532 10raisedG4891 up with Him throughG1223 faithG4102 in the workingG1753 of GodG2316, who 11raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498. 13When you were 12deadG3498 13in your transgressionsG3900 and the uncircumcisionG203 of your fleshG4561, He 14madeG4806 you aliveG4806 togetherG4806 with Him, having forgivenG5483 us allG3956 our transgressionsG3900, 14having canceledG1813 out 15the certificateG5498 of debtG5498 consisting of decreesG1378 againstG2596 us, whichG3739 was hostileG5227 to us; and 16He has takenG142 it out of the wayG3319, having nailedG4338 it to the crossG4716. 15When He had 1718disarmedG554 the 19rulersG746 and authoritiesG1849, He 20madeG1165 a publicG3954 displayG1165 of them, having 21triumphedG2358 overG2358 them throughG1722 22Him.

16ThereforeG3767 noG3361 oneG5100 is to 2324actG2919 as your judgeG2919 in regard to 25foodG1035 orG2532 26drinkG4213 orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 27festivalG1859 orG2228 a 28newG3501 moonG3501 orG2228 a 29SabbathG4521 30day-- 17things whichG3739 are 31a mere shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 32substanceG4983 33belongs to ChristG5547. 18Let noG3367 oneG3367 keep 3435defraudingG2603 you of your prizeG2603 by 36delightingG2309 in 37self-abasementG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 38takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 3940inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 41fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 fastG2902 to 42the headG2776, from whomG3739 43the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 44ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 45which is from GodG2316.

2046IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 47to the 48elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 49whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself to 50decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 51to things destined to perishG5356 52with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 53commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of menG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG3056 whichG3748 haveG2192, to be sureG3303, the 54appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 5556self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and self-abasementG5012 and 57severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 58fleshlyG4561 indulgenceG4140.

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Notes

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

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