Colossians 2
You Are Built Up in Christ
1For I want you to know how great a astruggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at bLaodicea, and for all those who have not ▼▼ Lit in the flesh
personally seen my face, 2that their dhearts may be encouraged, having been eknit together in love, and attaining to all fthe wealth ▼▼ Lit of the full assurance
that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a htrue knowledge of iGod’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself, 3in whom are hidden all jthe treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 kI say this so that no one will delude you with lpersuasive argument. 5For even though I am mabsent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing ▼▼ Lit and seeing
to see ▼▼ Or your good order
your pgood discipline and the qstability of your faith in Christ. 6Therefore as you have received rChrist Jesus the Lord, so ▼▼ Or lead your life
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twalk in Him, 7having been firmly urooted and now being vbuilt up in Him and westablished ▼▼ Or by
in your faith, just as you ywere instructed, and overflowing ▼▼ One early ms reads in it with
with gratitude. 8 aaSee to it that no one takes you captive through abphilosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the acelementary principles of the world, ▼▼ Lit and not
rather than according to Christ. 9For in Him all the aefullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10and in Him you have been afmade ▼▼ Lit full
complete, and ahHe is the head ▼▼ Lit of
over all ajrule and authority; 11and in Him akyou were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of althe body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; 12having been amburied with Him in baptism, in which you were also anraised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who aoraised Him from the dead. 13When you were apdead ▼▼ Or by reason of
in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He armade you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, 14having canceled out asthe certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and atHe has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15When He had ▼▼ Or divested Himself of
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avdisarmed the awrulers and authorities, He axmade a public display of them, having aytriumphed over them through ▼▼ Or it; i.e. the cross
Him. 16Therefore no one is to ▼▼ Lit judge you
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bbact as your judge in regard to bcfood or bddrink or in respect to a befestival or a bfnew moon or a bgSabbath ▼▼ Or days
day— 17things which are bia mere shadow of what is to come; but the ▼▼ Lit body
substance ▼▼ Lit of Christ
belongs to Christ. 18Let no one keep ▼▼ Or deciding against you
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bmdefrauding you of your prize by bndelighting in ▼▼ Or humility
self-abasement and the worship of the angels, ▼▼ Or going into detail about
taking his stand on visions he has seen, ▼▼ Or conceited
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brinflated without cause by his bsfleshly mind, 19and not holding fast to btthe head, from whom buthe entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ▼▼ Lit bonds
ligaments, grows with a growth ▼▼ Lit of God
which is from God. 20 bxIf you have died with Christ ▼▼ Lit from
to the bzelementary principles of the world, cawhy, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to cbdecrees, such as, 21“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!” 22(which all refer cc to things destined to perish ▼▼ Or by being consumed
with use)—in accordance with the cecommandments and teachings of men? 23These are matters which have, to be sure, the ▼▼ Lit report; Gr logos
appearance of wisdom in ▼▼ Or would-be religion
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chself-made religion and self-abasement and cisevere treatment of the body, but are of no value against cjfleshly indulgence.
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