NASB — Colossians 2 — KJV

You Are Built Up in Christ

1 For 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 Ipersonally° seen° my face°, 2 that their ahearts° may be encouraged°, having been bknit° together° in love°, and [attaining] to all° cthe wealth° Ithat comes from the full° assurance° of understanding°, [resulting] in a dtrue° knowledge° of eGod’s° mystery°, [that is], Christ° [Himself], 3 in whom° are hidden° all° athe treasures° of wisdom° and knowledge°. 4 aI say° this° so° that no° one° will delude° you with bpersuasive° argument°. 5 For even° though° I am° aabsent° in body°, nevertheless° I am° with you in spirit°, rejoicing° Ito see° IIyour bgood° discipline° and the cstability° of your faith° in Christ°.

[1] ILit in the flesh aCol 1:29; 4:12 bCol 4:13, 15f; Rv 1:11
[2] ILit of the full assurance a1Co 14:31; Ep 6:22; Col 4:8 bCol 2:19 cEp 1:7, 18; 3:16 dMt 13:11 eRo 16:25f; Ep 3:3f; Col 1:26; 4:3
[3] aIs 11:2; Ro 11:33
[4] aEp 4:17 bRo 16:18
[5] ILit and seeing IIOr your good order a1Co 5:3 b1Co 14:40 c1P 5:9

6 ¶ Therefore° as you have received° aChrist° Jesus° the Lord°, [so] Ibwalk° in Him, 7 having been firmly° arooted° [and now] being bbuilt° up in Him and cestablished° Iin your faith°, just° as you dwere instructed°, [and] overflowing° IIwith gratitude°.

[6] IOr lead your life aGa 3:26 bCol 1:10
[7] IOr by IIOne early ms reads in it with aEp 3:17 b1Co 3:9; Ep 2:20 c1Co 1:8 dEp 4:21

8aSee° to it that no° one° takes° you captive° through° bphilosophy° and empty° deception°, according° to the tradition° of men°, according° to the celementary° principles° of the world°, Irather° than°° according° to Christ°. 9 For in Him all° the afullness° of Deity° dwells° in bodily° form°, 10 and in Him you have been° amade° Icomplete°, and bHe is the head° IIover all° crule° and authority°; 11 and in Him ayou were also° circumcised° with a circumcision° made° without° hands°, in the removal° of bthe body° of the flesh° by the circumcision° of Christ°; 12 having been aburied° with Him in baptism°, in which° you were also° braised° up with Him through° faith° in the working° of God°, who craised° Him from the dead°. 13 When you were adead° Iin your transgressions° and the uncircumcision° of your flesh°, He bmade° you alive° together° with Him, having forgiven° us all° our transgressions°, 14 having canceled° out athe certificate° of debt° consisting of decrees° against° us, which° was hostile° to us; and bHe has taken° it out of the way°, having nailed° it to the cross°. 15 When He had Iadisarmed° the brulers° and authorities°, He amade° a public° display° of them, having ctriumphed° over° them through° IIHim.

[8] ILit and not a1Co 8:9; 10:12; Ga 5:15; He 3:12 bEp 5:6; Col 2:23; 1Ti 6:20 cGa 4:3; Col 2:20
[9] a2Co 5:19; Col 1:19
[10] ILit full IILit of aEp 3:19 bEp 1:21f c1Co 15:24; Ep 3:10; Col 2:15
[11] aRo 2:29; Ep 2:11 bRo 6:6; 7:24; Ga 5:24; Col 3:5
[12] aRo 6:4f bRo 6:5; Ep 2:6; Col 2:13; 3:1 cAc 2:24
[13] IOr by reason of aEp 2:1 bEp 2:5; Col 2:12
[14] aEp 2:15; Col 2:20 b1P 2:24
[15] IOr divested Himself of IIOr it; i.e. the cross aEp 4:8 bJn 12:31; 1Co 15:24; Ep 3:10; Col 2:10 c2Co 2:14

16 ¶ Therefore° no° one° is to Iaact° as your judge° in regard to bfood° or° bdrink° or° in respect° to a cfestival° or° a dnew° moon° or° a eSabbath° IIday— 17 things which° are aa [mere] shadow° of what is to come°; but the Isubstance° IIbelongs to Christ°. 18 Let no° one° keep Iadefrauding° you of your prize° by bdelighting° in IIself-abasement° and the worship° of the angels°, IIItaking° his stand° on [visions] he has seen°, IVcinflated° without° cause° by his dfleshly° mind°, 19 and not holding° fast° to athe head°, from whom° bthe entire° body°, being supplied° and held° together° by the joints° and Iligaments°, grows° with a growth° IIwhich is from God°.

[16] ILit judge you IIOr days aRo 14:3 bMk 7:19; Ro 14:17; He 9:10 cLv 23:2; Ro 14:5 d1Ch 23:31; 2Ch 31:3; Ne 10:33 eMk 2:27f; Ga 4:10
[17] ILit body IILit of Christ aHe 8:5; 10:1
[18] IOr deciding against you IIOr humility IIIOr going into detail about IVOr conceited a1Co 9:24; Php 3:14 bCol 2:23 c1Co 4:6 dRo 8:7
[19] ILit bonds IILit of God aEp 1:22 bEp 1:23; 4:16

20aIf° you have died° with Christ° Ito the belementary° principles° of the world°, cwhy°, as if° you were living° in the world°, do you submit° yourself to ddecrees°, such as, 21 “Do not handle°, do not taste°, do not touch°!” 22 (which° all° [refer] a[to] things destined to perish° Iwith use°)—in accordance° with the bcommandments° and teachings° of men°? 23 These° are matters° which° have°, to be sure°, the Iappearance° of wisdom° in IIaself-made° religion° and self-abasement° and bsevere° treatment° of the body°, [but are] of no°° value° against° cfleshly° indulgence°.

[20] ILit from aRo 6:2 bCol 2:8 cGa 4:9 dCol 2:14, 16
[22] IOr by being consumed a1Co 6:13 bIs 29:13; Mt 15:9; Tit 1:14
[23] ILit report; Gr logos IIOr would-be religion aCol 2:18 b1Ti 4:3 cRo 13:14; 1Ti 4:8


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He still exhorteth them to be constant in Christ,

1 ¶ Forº I wouldºª that yeº knewºª what greatº conflictº I haveºª forº you,º andº [for] them² atº Laodicea,º andº [for] as many asº have¹ª notº seenºª myº faceº inº the flesh;º 2 Thatº theirº heartsº might be comforted,ºª being knit togetherºª inº love,º andº untoº allº richesº of the² full assuranceº of understanding,º toº the acknowledgementº of the² mysteryº of God,º andº of the Father,º andº of Christ;º 3 Inº whomº areºª hidº allº the² treasuresº of wisdomº andº knowledge.º 4 Andº thisº I say,ºª lestº any manº should beguileºª youº withº enticing words.º 5 Forº though¹²² I be absentºª in the² flesh,º yetº am² I¹ª withº youº in the² spirit,º joyingºª andº beholdingºª yourº order,º andº the² stedfastnessº of yourº faithº inº Christ.º 6 Asº ye have¹ª thereforeº receivedºª Christº Jesusº the² Lord,º [so] walk² ye¹ª inº him:º 7 Rootedºª andº built upºª inº him,º andº stablishedºª inº the² faith,º asº ye have been taught,ºª aboundingºª thereinºº withº thanksgiving.º

[1] Gn 30:8; 32:24; Ho 12:3; Lk 22:44; Ac 20:25, 38; Ga 4:19; Php 1:30; Col 1:24, 29; 2:5; 4:12, 13, 15; 1Th 2:2; He 5:7; 1P 1:8; Rv 1:11; 3:14.
[2] Ps 133:1; Is 32:17; 40:1; 53:11; Jr 9:24; Mt 11:25, 27; Lk 10:21; Jn 1:1; 5:17, 23; 6:69; 10:30, 38; 14:9; 16:15; 17:3, 21; Ac 4:32; Ro 15:13; 16:25; 1Co 2:12; 2Co 1:4; Ga 3:28; Ep 1:17; 3:9; Php 2:1; 3:8; Col 1:9, 15, 27; 3:14; 4:8; 1Th 1:5; 3:2; 5:14; 2Th 2:16; 1Ti 3:16; He 6:11; 10:22; 2P 1:3, 10; 3:18; 1Jn 3:19; 4:12; 5:7.
[3] Jb 28:21; Pv 2:4; Mt 10:26; Ro 11:33; 1Co 1:24, 30; 2:6; Ep 1:8; 3:9, 10; Col 1:9, 19; 3:3, 16; 2Ti 3:15; Rv 2:17.
[4] Mt 24:4, 24; Mk 13:22; Ac 20:30; Ro 16:18; 1Co 2:4; 2Co 11:3, 11; Ga 2:4; Ep 4:14; 5:6; Col 2:8, 18; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 2:16; 3:13; Tit 1:10; 1P 2:1; 1Jn 2:18, 26; 4:1; 2Jn 1:7; Rv 12:9; 13:8; 20:3, 8.
[5] Ru 1:18; 2Ch 29:35; Ps 78:8, 37; Ac 2:42; 1Co 5:3; 11:34; 14:40; 15:58; 16:13; Col 2:1; 1Th 2:17; 3:8; He 3:14; 6:19; 1P 5:9; 2P 3:17.
[6] Is 2:5; Mi 4:2; Mt 10:40; Jn 1:12; 13:20; 14:6; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:7; Ga 2:20; Ep 4:1; 5:1; Php 1:27; Col 3:17; 1Th 4:1; He 3:14; 1Jn 2:6; 5:11, 20; 2Jn 1:8; Jde 1:3.
[7] Ps 1:3; 92:13; Is 61:3; Jr 17:8; Ezk 17:23; Mt 7:24; Lk 6:48; Jn 15:4; Ro 11:17; 16:25; 1Co 3:9; 15:58; 2Co 1:21; Ep 2:20, 21; 3:17; 5:20; Col 1:12, 23; 3:17; 1Th 5:18; 2Th 2:17; He 13:15; 1P 2:4; 5:10; 2P 3:17; Jde 1:12, 20, 24.

to beware of philosophy, and vain traditions,

8 Bewareºª lestº any manº spoilº¹ªª youº throughº philosophyº andº vainº deceit,º afterº the² traditionº of men,º afterº the² rudimentsº of the² world,º andº notº afterº Christ.º 9 Forº inº himº dwellethºª allº the² fulnessº of the² Godheadº bodily.º 10 Andº ye areºª completeºª inº him,º whichº isºª the² headº of allº principalityº andº power:º 11 Inº whomº alsoº ye are circumcisedºª with the circumcisionº made without hands,º inº putting offº the² bodyº of the² sinsº of the² fleshº byº the² circumcisionº of Christ:º 12 Buried withºª himº inº baptism,º whereinºº alsoº ye are risen withºª [him] throughº the² faithº of the² operationº of God,º who¹ hath raisedºª himº fromº the² dead.º 13 Andº you,º beingºª deadº inº your sinsº andº the² uncircumcisionº of yourº flesh,º hath he quickened togetherºª withº him,º having forgivenºª youº allº trespasses;º 14 Blotting outºª the² handwritingº of ordinancesº that was againstº us,º whichº wasºª contraryº to us,º andº tookºª itº out ofº the² way,º nailingºª itº to his cross;º 15 [And] having spoiledºª principalitiesº andº powers,º he made a shew² of them¹ª openly,ºº triumphing overºª themº inº it.¹² 16 Let¹ª noº manº thereforeº judgeºª youº inº meat,º orº inº drink,º orº inº respectº of an holyday,º orº of the new moon,º orº of the sabbathº [days]: 17 Whichº areºª a shadowº of things to come;ºª butº the² bodyº [is] of Christ.º

[8] Dt 6:12; So 2:15; Jr 29:8; Mt 7:15; 10:17; 15:2; 16:6; Mk 7:3; Ac 17:18, 32; Ro 1:21; 16:17; 1Co 1:19; 3:18; 15:35; 2Co 10:5; Ga 1:14; 4:3, 9; Ep 2:2; 4:20; 5:6; Php 3:2; Col 2:18, 20, 22; 1Ti 6:20; 2Ti 2:17; 3:13; He 13:9; 1P 1:18; 2P 3:17; 2Jn 1:8.
[9] Is 7:14; Mt 1:23; Lk 3:22; Jn 1:14; 2:21; 10:30, 38; 14:9, 20; 17:21; 2Co 5:19; Col 1:19; 2:2; 1Ti 3:16; Tit 2:13; 1Jn 5:7, 20.
[10] Jn 1:16; 1Co 1:30; Ga 3:26; Ep 1:20; 4:15; Php 2:9; Col 1:16; 3:11; He 5:9; 1P 3:22; Rv 5:9.
[11] Dt 10:16; 30:6; Jr 4:4; Mk 14:58; Lk 2:21; Ac 7:48; 17:24; Ro 2:29; 6:6; 2Co 5:1, 17; Ga 2:20; 4:4; Ep 2:10, 11; 4:22; Php 3:3; Col 3:8; He 9:11, 24.
[12] Lk 17:5; Jn 1:12; 3:3; Ac 2:24; 14:27; Ro 4:24; 6:3, 4, 8; 7:4; 1Co 12:13; 15:20; Ga 3:27; Ep 1:19, 20; 2:4, 8; 3:7, 17; 4:5; 5:14; Php 1:29; Col 3:1; Tit 3:5; He 6:2; 12:2; 13:20; Jm 1:16; 1P 3:21; 4:1.
[13] Ps 32:1; 71:20; 119:50; Is 1:18; 55:7; Jr 31:34; Ezk 37:1; Lk 9:60; 15:24, 32; Jn 5:21; 6:63; Ac 13:38; Ro 4:17; 6:13; 8:11; 1Co 15:36, 45; 2Co 3:6; 5:14, 19; Ep 2:1, 5, 11; 5:14; 1Ti 5:6; 6:13; He 6:1; 8:10; 9:14; Jm 2:17, 20, 26; 1Jn 1:7; 2:12.
[14] Nu 5:23; Ne 4:5; Es 3:12; 8:8; Ps 51:1, 9; Is 43:25; 44:22; 57:14; Dn 5:7; Lk 1:6; Ac 3:19; Ga 4:1; Ep 2:14; Col 2:20; 2Th 2:7; He 7:18; 8:13; 9:9; 10:8.
[15] Gn 3:15; Ps 68:18; Is 49:24; 53:12; Mt 12:29; Lk 10:18; 11:22; 23:39; Jn 12:31, 32; 16:11; 19:30; Ac 2:23, 32; 2Co 4:4; Ep 4:8; 6:12; Col 1:16; He 2:14; Rv 12:9; 20:2, 10.
[16] Lv 11:2; 16:31; 17:10; 23:1, 3, 24, 32, 39; Nu 10:10; 28:1, 11, 14; Dt 14:3; 16:1; 1S 20:5, 18; 2K 4:23; 1Ch 23:31; Ne 8:9; 10:31, 33; Ps 42:4; 81:3; Is 1:13; Ezk 4:14; 45:17; 46:1; Am 8:5; Mt 15:11; Ac 11:3; 15:20; Ro 14:2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 20; 1Co 8:7; 10:28; Ga 2:12; 4:10; 1Ti 4:3; He 9:10; 13:9; Jm 4:11.
[17] Mt 11:28; Jn 1:17; He 4:1; 8:5; 9:9; 10:1.

worshipping of angels,

18 Let¹ª no manº beguile¹ª you¹ of your rewardºª² in¹ a voluntary¹ª humilityº²² andº worshippingº of angels,º intruding intoºª those things whichº he hath¹ª notº seen,ºª vainlyº puffed upºª byº his¹² fleshlyº mind,º 19 Andº notº holdingºª the² Head,º fromº whichº allº the² bodyº byº jointsº andº bandsº having nourishment ministered,ºª andº knit together,ºª increasethºª with the² increaseº of God.º

[18] Gn 3:13; Nu 25:18; Dt 29:29; Jb 38:2; Ps 138:1; Is 57:9; Ezk 13:3; Dn 11:38; Mt 24:24; Ro 1:25; 8:6; 16:18; 1Co 3:3; 4:18; 8:1, 5; 13:4; 2Co 11:3; 12:20; Ga 5:19; Ep 5:6; Col 2:4, 8, 16, 23; 1Ti 1:7; 4:1; Jm 3:14; 4:1; 2P 2:14; 1Jn 2:26; 4:1; 2Jn 1:7; Rv 3:11; 12:9; 13:8, 14; 19:10; 22:8.
[19] Jb 19:9; Ps 139:15; Jn 15:4; 17:21; Ac 4:32; Ro 11:17; 12:4; 1Co 1:10; 3:6; 10:16; 12:12; Ga 1:6; 5:2; Ep 4:3, 15, 16; 5:29; Php 1:27; 2:2; Col 1:10, 18; 2:2, 6; 1Th 3:12; 4:10; 2Th 1:3; 1Ti 2:4; 1P 3:8; 2P 3:18.

and legal ceremonies, which are ended in Christ.

20 Whereforeº ifº ye be deadºª withº Christº fromº the² rudimentsº of the² world,º why,º as thoughº livingºª inº the world,º are ye subject to ordinances,ºª 21 (Touchºª not;º tasteºª not;º handleºª not;º 22 Whichº allº areºª to¹ perishº² with the² using;)º afterº the² commandmentsº andº doctrinesº of men?º 23 Which thingsº haveºª² indeedº a shewº¹ª of wisdomº inº will worship,º andº humility,º andº neglectingº of the body;º notº inº anyº honourº toº the satisfyingº of the² flesh.º

[20] Jn 15:19; 17:14; Ro 6:2; 7:4; 2Co 10:3; Ga 2:19; 4:3, 9; 6:14; Ep 2:15; Col 2:8, 14, 16; 3:3; He 13:9; Jm 4:4; 1P 4:1; 1Jn 5:19.
[21] Gn 3:3; Is 52:11; 2Co 6:17; 1Ti 4:3.
[22] Is 29:13, 18; Dn 11:37; Mt 15:3; Mk 7:7, 18; Jn 6:27; 1Co 6:13; Tit 1:14; Rv 17:18.
[23] Gn 3:5; Mt 23:27; 2Co 11:13; Ep 5:29; Col 2:8, 18, 22; 1Ti 4:3, 8.


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