New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 2:14-23

14having canceledG1813 1the certificateG5498 ofG5498 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 asG2919 your judgeG2919 in regard to 11foodG1035 and 12drinkG4213, orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 13festivalG1859 orG2228 a 14newG3501 moonG3501, orG2228 a 15SabbathG4521 16day-- 17things whichG3739 are only a 17shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 18substanceG4983 19belongs to ChristG5547. 18Take care that noG3367 oneG3367 keeps 20 21defraudingG2603 you ofG2603 your prizeG2603 by 22delightingG2309 in humilityG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 23takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 24 25inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 26fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 firmlyG2902 to 27the headG2776, from whomG3739 28the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 29ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 30which is from GodG2316.

20 31IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 32to the 33elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 34whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself toG1379 35decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 36to things destined to perishG5356 37with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 38commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of manG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG2192 whichG3748 doG3303 haveG2192 the 39appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 40 41self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and humilityG5012 and 42severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756 G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 43fleshlyG4561 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 going into detail about ↩
24. Colossians 2:18 Or conceited ↩
25. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 4:6 ↩
26. Colossians 2:18 Rom 8:7 ↩
27. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:22 ↩
28. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:23; 4:16 ↩
29. Colossians 2:19 Lit bonds ↩
30. Colossians 2:19 Lit of God ↩
31. Colossians 2:20 Rom 6:2 ↩
32. Colossians 2:20 Lit from ↩
33. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:8 ↩
34. Colossians 2:20 Gal 4:9 ↩
35. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:14, 16 ↩
36. Colossians 2:22 1 Cor 6:13 ↩
37. Colossians 2:22 Or by being consumed ↩
38. Colossians 2:22 Is 29:13; Matt 15:9; Titus 1:14 ↩
39. Colossians 2:23 Lit report; Gr logos ↩
40. Colossians 2:23 Or would-be religion ↩
41. Colossians 2:23 Col 2:18 ↩
42. Colossians 2:23 1 Tim 4:3 ↩
43. Colossians 2:23 Rom 13:14; 1 Tim 4:8 ↩

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