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Colossians 2:16-23

16ThereforeG3767, noG3361 oneG5100 is to 12actG2919 asG2919 your judgeG2919 in regard to 3foodG1035 and 4drinkG4213, orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 5festivalG1859 orG2228 a 6newG3501 moonG3501, orG2228 a 7SabbathG4521 8day-- 17things whichG3739 are only a 9shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 10substanceG4983 11belongs to ChristG5547. 18Take care that noG3367 oneG3367 keeps 1213defraudingG2603 you ofG2603 your prizeG2603 by 14delightingG2309 in humilityG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 15takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 1617inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 18fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 firmlyG2902 to 19the headG2776, from whomG3739 20the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 21ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 22which is from GodG2316.

2023IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 24to the 25elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 26whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself toG1379 27decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 28to things destined to perishG5356 29with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 30commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of manG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG2192 whichG3748 doG3303 haveG2192 the 31appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 3233self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and humilityG5012 and 34severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 35fleshlyG4561 indulgenceG4140.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 2:16 Lit judge you ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 2:16 Rom 14:3 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 2:16 Lev 23:2; Rom 14:5 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 2:16 1 Chr 23:31; 2 Chr 31:3; Neh 10:33 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 2:16 Mark 2:27f; Gal 4:10 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 2:16 Or days ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 2:17 Heb 8:5; 10:1 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 2:17 Lit body ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 2:17 Lit of Christ ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 2:18 Or deciding against you ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 9:24; Phil 3:14 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 2:18 Col 2:23 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 2:18 Or going into detail about ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 2:18 Or conceited ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 4:6 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 2:18 Rom 8:7 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:22 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:23; 4:16 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 2:19 Lit bonds ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 2:19 Lit of God ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 2:20 Rom 6:2 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 2:20 Lit from ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:8 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 2:20 Gal 4:9 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:14, 16 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 2:22 1 Cor 6:13 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 2:22 Or by being consumed ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 2:22 Is 29:13; Matt 15:9; Titus 1:14 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 2:23 Lit report; Gr logos ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 2:23 Or would-be religion ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 2:23 Col 2:18 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 2:23 1 Tim 4:3 ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 2:23 Rom 13:14; 1 Tim 4:8 ↩

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