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Colossians 2:4-23

41I sayG3004 thisG3778 soG2443 thatG2443 noG3367 oneG3367 will deceiveG3884 you with 2persuasiveG4086 argumentsG4086. 5For evenG2532 thoughG1487 I amG548 3absentG548 in bodyG4561, I amG1510 neverthelessG235 with you in spiritG4151, rejoicingG5463 4to seeG991 5your 6orderlyG5010 mannerG5010 and the 7stabilityG4733 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547.

6ThereforeG3767, as you have receivedG3880 8ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the LordG2962, so 910walkG4043 in Him, 7having been firmlyG4492 11rootedG4492 and now being 12builtG2026 upG2026 in Him and 13establishedG950 14in 15your faithG4102, justG2531 asG2531 you 16were instructedG1321, and overflowingG4052 17with gratitudeG2169.

818SeeG991 to it that there is noG3361 oneG5100 who takesG4812 you captiveG4812 throughG1223 19philosophyG5385 and emptyG2756 deceptionG539 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 humanG444 traditionG3862, inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the 20elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 21ratherG3756 thanG2532G3756 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 ChristG5547. 9For in Him allG3956 the 22fullnessG4138 of DeityG2320 dwellsG2730 in bodilyG4985 formG4985, 10and in Him you have beenG1510 23madeG4137 24completeG4137, and 25He is the headG2776 26over everyG3956 27rulerG746 and authorityG1849; 11and in Him 28you were alsoG2532 circumcisedG4059 with a circumcisionG4061 performedG886 withoutG886 handsG886, in the removalG555 of 29the bodyG4983 of the fleshG4561 by the circumcisionG4061 of ChristG5547, 12having been 30buriedG4916 with Him in baptismG909, in whichG3739 you were alsoG2532 31raisedG4891 with Him throughG1223 faithG4102 in the workingG1753 of GodG2316, who 32raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498. 13And 33when you were 34deadG3498 35in your wrongdoingsG3900 and the uncircumcisionG203 of your fleshG4561, He 36madeG4806 you aliveG4806 togetherG4806 with Him, having forgivenG5483 us allG3956 our wrongdoingsG3900, 14having canceledG1813 37the certificateG5498 ofG5498 debtG5498 consisting of decreesG1378 againstG2596 us, whichG3739 was hostileG5227 to us; and 38He has takenG142 it out of the wayG3319, having nailedG4338 it to the crossG4716. 15When He had 3940disarmedG554 the 41rulersG746 and authoritiesG1849, He 42madeG1165 a publicG3954 displayG1165 of them, having 43triumphedG2358 overG2358 them throughG1722 44Him.

16ThereforeG3767, noG3361 oneG5100 is to 4546actG2919 asG2919 your judgeG2919 in regard to 47foodG1035 and 48drinkG4213, orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 49festivalG1859 orG2228 a 50newG3501 moonG3501, orG2228 a 51SabbathG4521 52day-- 17things whichG3739 are only a 53shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 54substanceG4983 55belongs to ChristG5547. 18Take care that noG3367 oneG3367 keeps 5657defraudingG2603 you ofG2603 your prizeG2603 by 58delightingG2309 in humilityG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 59takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 6061inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 62fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 firmlyG2902 to 63the headG2776, from whomG3739 64the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 65ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 66which is from GodG2316.

2067IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 68to the 69elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 70whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself toG1379 71decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 72to things destined to perishG5356 73with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 74commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of manG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG2192 whichG3748 doG3303 haveG2192 the 75appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 7677self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and humilityG5012 and 78severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 79fleshlyG4561 indulgenceG4140.

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Notes

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

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