Colossians 2:22

Colossians 2:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
• New International Version (NIV)These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)(referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings?
• New King James Version (NKJV)which all concern things which perish with the using—according to the commandments and doctrines of men?

Context of Colossians 2:22

20If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world? 21“Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!” These are all destined to perish with use, founded as they are on human commands and teachings. 23Even though they have the appearance of wisdom with their self-imposed worship and false humility achieved by an unsparing treatment of the body – a wisdom with no true value – they in reality result in fleshly indulgence.

Colossians 2:22 word by word

ἅ ἐστιν πάντα εἰς φθορὰν τῇ ἀποχρήσει κατὰ τὰ ἐντάλματα καὶ διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• perishφθοράphthora · corruptionG5356
• with the usingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• with the usingἀπόχρησιςapochrēsis · using upG671
• afterκατάkata · according toG2596
• the commandmentsἔνταλμαentalma · preceptG1778
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• doctrinesδιδασκαλίαdidaskalia · teachingG1319
• of menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Colossians 2:22

• Mark 7:18He said to them, “Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?
• John 6:27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
• 1 Corinthians 6:13“Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both.” The body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
• Isaiah 29:13The sovereign master says, “These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.
• Daniel 11:37He will not respect the gods of his fathers – not even the god loved by women. He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.
• Matthew 15:3He answered them, “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
• Mark 7:7They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.’
• Revelation 17:18As for the woman you saw, she is the great city that has sovereignty over the kings of the earth.”

Commentaries on Colossians 2:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Which all are to perish with the using - These are not matters of eternal moment; the different kinds of meats were made for the body, and go with it into corruption: in like manner, all the rites and ceremonies of the Jewish religion now perish, having accomplished the end of their institution; namely, to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. After the commandments and doctrines of men? - These words should follow the 20th verse, of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Which all are to perish with the using - This is commonly marked as a part of the parenthesis, or the quotation; and there is considerable difficulty in ascertaining its true meaning. It seems most probable that these are the words of the apostle himself, thrown in in the rapidity of composition, and that they are not to be connected with the phrase “touch not,” etc. If so, the idea is, that it cannot be of so much consequence as the Jewish teachers…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 It looked like humility to apply to angels, as if men were conscious of their unworthiness to speak directly to God. But it is not warrantable; it is taking that honour which is due to Christ only, and giving it to a creature. There really was pride in this seeming humility. Those who worship angels, disclaim Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and man. It is an insult to Christ, who is the Head of the church, to use any intercessors…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-23Paul rejects the false teachers and their demands, explaining that their ideas come from human teachings (see 2:8). They advocated various rules of conduct that had no basis in Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Which--things, namely, the three things handled, touched, and tasted. are to perish--literally, "are constituted (by their very nature) for perishing (or 'destruction by corruption') in (or 'with') their using up (consumption)." Therefore they cannot really and lastingly defile a man (Mt 15:17; 1Co 6:13). after--according to. Referring to Col 2:20, 21. All these "ordinances" are according to human, not divine, injunction. doctrines--Greek, teachings."…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Colossians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings