Colossians 2:18

Colossians 2:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
• New International Version (NIV)Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Context of Colossians 2:18

16Therefore, do not let anyone pass judgment on you in matters of food or drink, or in respect to a festival or new moon or Shabbat. 17These are a foreshadowing of things to come, but the reality is Messiah. Let no one disqualify you by insisting on false humility and worship of angels—going into detail about what he has seen, puffed up without cause by his fleshly mind. 19He is not holding fast to the Head. It is from Him that the whole body, nourished and held together by its joints and tendons, grows with a godly increase. 20If you died with Messiah to the basic principles of the world, why—as though living in the world—do you subject yourselves to their rules?

Colossians 2:18 word by word

μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς καταβραβευέτω θέλων ἐν ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ θρησκείᾳ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἃ ἑόρακεν ἐμβατεύων εἰκῇ φυσιούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ νοὸς τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Letκαταβραβεύωkatabrabeuō · to disqualifyG2603
• no manμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• youσύsu · youG4771
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a voluntaryθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• humilityταπεινοφροσύνηtapeinophrosunē · humilityG5012
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• worshippingθρησκείαthrēskeia · religionG2356
• of angelsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• intruding intoἐμβατεύωembateuō · to investigateG1687
• those things whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he hathὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• notμήmē · notG3361
• vainlyεἰκῇeikē · in vainG1500
• puffed upφυσιόωphusioō · to inflateG5448
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fleshlyσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• mindνοῦςnous · mindG3563

Cross-references for Colossians 2:18

• Colossians 2:4I am telling you this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive-sounding arguments.
• Genesis 3:13Adonai Elohim said to the woman, “What did you do?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me and I ate.”
• Numbers 25:18For they have been enemies to you in their deceptions of you in the matter of Peor and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite prince, their sister who was slain on the day of the plague on account of the Peor incident.”
• Matthew 24:24For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show great signs and wonders so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
• Romans 16:18For such people do not serve our Lord the Messiah, but only their own belly. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds might be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion and purity to the Messiah.
• Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s judgment comes on the children of disobedience.
• 2 Peter 2:14They have eyes full of adultery that never stop sinning, enticing unstable souls. They have hearts trained in greed—a cursed brood!
• 1 John 2:26I have written you these things about those who are trying to mislead you.
• 1 John 4:1Loved ones, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
• 2 John 1:7For many deceivers have gone out into the world—those who do not acknowledge Yeshua as Messiah coming in human flesh. This one is a deceiver and the anti-messiah.
• Revelation 3:11I am coming soon—hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, called the devil and satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Revelation 13:8All who dwell on the earth shall worship him—everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who was slain.
• Colossians 2:16Therefore, do not let anyone pass judgment on you in matters of food or drink, or in respect to a festival or new moon or Shabbat.
• Colossians 2:23Indeed, these are matters that have an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and humility and self-denial of the body—yet none are of any value for stopping indulgence of the flesh.

Commentaries on Colossians 2:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Let no man beguile you - ̔ · Let no man take the prize from you which the , brabeus, or judge in the contests, has assigned you, in consequence of your having obtained the victory. This any reader will see, is an allusion to the Olympic and Isthmian games, and to the prizes assigned to these who had obtained the victory in one or more of the contests which there took place. The Colossians had fought and conquered under the direction of Christ, and he, as…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Let no man beguile you of your reward - Margin, judge against you. The word used here - ́ katabrabeuō- occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It is a word which was employed with reference to the distribution of prizes at the Grecian games, and means, to give the prize against anyone, to deprive of the palm. Hence, it means to deprive of a due reward: and the sense here is, that they were to be on their guard lest the “reward” - the crown of victory…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. 18the worship of angels: People in the first century were very interested in spiritual beings. Some Jews believed that angels were present with them during their times of worship, and some people might even have prayed to angels or worshiped them directly. The false teachers claimed to have had visions that made certain ceremonies necessary for the community.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. beguile--Translate, "Defraud you of your prize," literally, "to adjudge a prize out of hostility away from him who deserves it" [Trench]. "To be umpire in a contest to the detriment of one." This defrauding of their prize the Colossians would suffer, by letting any self-constituted arbitrator or judge (that is, false teacher) draw them away from Christ," the righteous Judge" and Awarder of the prize (2Ti 4:8; Jas 1:12; 1Pe 5:4), to angel-worship. in a…Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 2:18

• Angel (a Spirit)
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• Law
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• Philosophy
• Worship

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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