20 [a]Therefore, if you (A)died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, (B)why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— 21 (C)“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,”

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  1. Colossians 2:20 NU, M omit Therefore

20 Since you died with Christ(A) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(B) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(C) 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?

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20 Als u nu met Christus gestorven bent en dus dood bent voor de wereldmachten, waarom laat u zich dan toch, alsof u nog steeds in de wereld leeft, weer regels opleggen zoals: 21 ‘blijf af,’ ‘eet dat niet’ en ‘raak dat niet aan’.

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