Colossians 2:1 For1063 I desire2309 to have2192 you5209 know1492 how greatly2245 I2192 struggle73 for4012 you,5216 and2532 for those3588 at1722 Laodicea,2993 and2532 for as many as3745 have3708 not3756 seen3708 my3450 face4383 in1722 the flesh;4561 cr 2 that2443 their846 hearts2588 may be comforted,3870 they being knit together4822 in1722 love,26 and2532 gaining1519 all3956 riches4149 of the full assurance4136 of understanding,4907 that1519 they may know1922 the mystery3466 of God,2316 both2532 of the Father3962 and2532 of Christ,5547 cr 3 in1722 whom3739 are1526 all3956 the treasures2344 of wisdom4678 and2532 knowledge1108 hidden.614 cr 4 Now1161 this5124 I say3004 that3361 no one5100 may delude3884 you5209 with1722 persuasiveness of speech.4086 cr 5 For1063 though1487 I am absent548 in the flesh,4561 yet235 am I1510 with4862 you5213 in the spirit,4151 rejoicing5463 and2532 seeing991 your5216 order,5010 and2532 the steadfastness4733 of your5216 faith4102 in1519 Christ.5547 cr 6 As5613 therefore3767 you4043 3880 received3880 Christ5547 Jesus,2424 the Lord,2962 walk in1722 him,846 cr 7 rooted4492 and2532 built up2026 in1722 him,846 and2532 established950 in1722 the faith,4102 even as2531 you were taught,1321 abounding4052 in1722 it846 in1722 thanksgiving.2169 cr 8 Be careful991 that3361 you don't let anyone5100 rob4812 you5209 through1223 his philosophy5385 and2532 vain2756 deceit,539 after2596 the tradition3862 of men,444 after2596 the elements4747 of the world,2889 and2532 not3756 after2596 Christ.5547 cr 9 For3754 in1722 him846 all3956 the fullness4138 of the Godhead2320 dwells2730 bodily,4985 cr 10 and2532 in1722 him846 you are2075 made full,4137 who3739 is2076 the head2776 of all3956 principality746 and2532 power;1849 cr 11 in1722 whom3739 you were also2532 circumcised4059 with a circumcision4061 not made with hands,886 in1722 the putting off555 of the body4983 of the sins266 of the flesh,4561 in1722 the circumcision4061 of Christ;5547 cr 12 having been buried with4916 him846 in1722 baptism,908 in1722 which3739 you were also2532 raised with4891 him through1223 faith4102 in the working1753 of God,2316 who raised1453 him846 from1537 the dead.3498 cr 13 2532 You5209 were5607 dead3498 through1722 your3588 trespasses3900 and2532 the uncircumcision203 of your5216 flesh.4561 He made you alive together4806 with4862 him,846 having forgiven5483 us5213 all3956 our trespasses,3900 cr 14 wiping out1813 the handwriting5498 in ordinances1378 which3739 was2258 against2596 us;2257 and2532 he has taken142 it846 out of1537 the way,3319 nailing4338 it846 to the cross;4716 cr 15 having stripped554 the principalities746 and2532 the powers,1849 he made a show1165 of them openly,3954 triumphing over2358 them846 in1722 it.846 cr

Colossians 2:16 Let2919 no3361 one5100 therefore3767 judge2919 you5209 in1722 eating,1035 or2228 in1722 drinking,4213 or2228 with1722 respect3313 to a feast day1859 or2228 a new moon3561 or2228 a Sabbath4521 day, cr 17 which3739 are2076 a shadow4639 of the things to come;3195 but1161 the body4983 is Christ's.5547 cr 18 Let no one3367 rob2603 you5209 of your prize2603 by1722 a voluntary2309 humility5012 and2532 worshipping2356 of the angels,32 dwelling1687 in the things which3739 he has3708 not3361 seen,3708 vainly1500 puffed up5448 by5259 his846 fleshly4561 mind,3563 cr 19 and2532 not3756 holding2902 firmly to the Head,2776 from1537 whom3739 all3956 the body,4983 being supplied2023 and2532 knit together4822 through1223 the joints860 and2532 ligaments,4886 grows with837 God's2316 growth.838 cr 20 3767 If1487 you died599 with4862 Christ5547 from575 the elements4747 of the world,2889 why,5101 as though5613 living2198 in1722 the world,2889 do you subject yourselves to ordinances,1379 cr 21 "Don't3366 handle,2345 nor3366 taste,1089 nor3366 touch"680 cr 22 (all3956 of which3739 2076 1519 perish5356 with use),671 according2596 to the precepts1778 and2532 doctrines1319 of men?444 cr 23 Which3748 things3056 2076 indeed3303 appear2192 like wisdom4678 in1722 self-imposed worship,1479 and2532 humility,5012 and2532 severity857 to the body;4983 but aren't3756 of1722 any5100 value5092 against4314 the indulgence4140 of the flesh.4561 cr