Salem Media Group. 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(AS) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. # 2:15 Or he stripped off. English Standard Version (ESV), Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access, [See ch. 4:12; [ch. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. 17 (AP)These are a shadow of the things to come, but (AQ)the substance belongs to Christ. 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(N) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(O) rather than on Christ. things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. 4 I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable. Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Colossians 2:9-10 5 For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ. 13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. 11. 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,(K) continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted(L) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(M) and overflowing with thankfulness. 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. 68:18; Isa. Colossians 2:2 that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself, Colossians 2 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(AK) and the worship of angels disqualify you. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. He is the head over every power and authority. (R) 11 In him you were also circumcised(S) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority; For even though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ. 9 For (U)in him the whole fullness of deity dwells (V)bodily, 10 and (W)you have been filled in him, who is (X)the head of all rule and authority. Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20. These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence. 1 I want you to know, then, what a struggle I am having on your behalf and on behalf of those in Laodicea, and on behalf of so many others who have never seen me face to face. Colossians 2:16. having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[b](T) was put off when you were circumcised by[c] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism,(U) in which you were also raised with him(V) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. ‘Judge,’ sit in judgment, condemning you if you do not respond to their demands. having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. ‘Therefore’ bases these practical admonitions on the positive truths set forth in Colossians 2:8-15. Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of. 4 I say this in order (G)that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. He is the head over every power and authority. Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day—. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. 1:29 above]; ch. 5 For (H)though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your (I)good order and (J)the firmness of your faith in Christ. 2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(C) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(D) of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the L, Chinese Union Version (Traditional) (CUV). Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. (F) 5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit(G) and delight to see how disciplined(H) you are and how firm(I) your faith in Christ(J) is. "In Him you were also circumcised" (KJV: "In whom also ye are circumcised"): This is applied to the non-Jew Christians to counter the objection by the Jews that they were not circumcised. For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form. (W), 13 When you were dead in your sins(X) and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[d] alive(Y) with Christ. All rights reserved worldwide. 19 They have lost connection with the head,(AM) from whom the whole body,(AN) supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.(AO). and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; I say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument. 20 Since you died with Christ(AP) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(AQ) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(AR) 21 “Do not handle! The King James Version is in the public domain. All rights reserved. 9 For in Christ all the fullness(P) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. [2], Misn. "With the circumcision made without hands": which is that of the heart, in the spirit. 11:2; 45:3; 1 Cor. 6 (K)Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 (L)rooted and (M)built up in him and (N)established in the faith, just (O)as you were taught, abounding (P)in thanksgiving. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: This section starts from chapter 1, dealing with Paul's sufferings which "reveal the present reality of grace" as a member of the body of Christ. (AB) 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(AC) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(AD) by the cross. Quote: "Great is circumcision, for notwithstanding all the commands which Abraham our father did, he was not called perfect until he was circumcised; as it is written, (, English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colossians_2&oldid=922574728#Verse_11, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have not personally seen my face.