Col 2:8, 18-23, 1Ti 4:1-3, 7, 6:3, 2Ti 2:16-18, 3:7, 13, 4:3 | ESV | STEP | See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit , according to human tradition , according to the elemental spirits of the world , and not according to Christ .

Colossians 2:8

8 See to it that no one takes you captive by ^aphilosophy and ^bempty deceit, according to ^chuman tradition, according to the ^delemental spirits ^{▼▼Or elementary principles; also verse 20} of the world, and not according to Christ.

Colossians 2:18-23

18 Let no one ^fdisqualify you, ^ginsisting on asceticism and worship of angels, ^hgoing on in detail about visions, ^{▼▼Or about the things he has seen} ^jpuffed up without reason by ^khis sensuous mind, 19 and ^lnot ^mholding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.

20 If with Christ ⁿyou died to the ^oelemental spirits of the world, ^pwhy, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— 21 ^q“Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” 22 ( ^rreferring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to ^shuman precepts and teachings? 23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in ^tpromoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are ^uof no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

Some Will Depart from the Faith

1 Now ^vthe Spirit expressly says that ^win later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to ^xdeceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of ^yliars whose consciences are seared, 3 ^zwho forbid marriage and ^aarequire abstinence from foods ^abthat God created ^acto be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 4:7

7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, ^adsilly myths. Rather ^aetrain yourself for godliness;

1 Timothy 6:3

3 If anyone ^afteaches a different doctrine and does not agree with ^agthe sound ^{▼▼Or healthy} words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching ^aithat accords with godliness,

2 Timothy 2:16-18

16 But ^ajavoid ^akirreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are ^alHymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have swerved from the truth, ^amsaying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.

2 Timothy 3:7

7 always learning and never able to ^anarrive at a knowledge of the truth.

2 Timothy 3:13

13 while ^aoevil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and ^apbeing deceived.

2 Timothy 4:3

3 ^aqFor the time is coming when people will not endure ^arsound ^{▼▼Or healthy} teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,