Colossians 2:11-17

English Standard Version

¹¹In him also ^(A)you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by ^(B)putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, ¹²^(C)having been buried with him in baptism, in which ^(D)you were also raised with him through faith in ^(E)the powerful working of God, ^(F)who raised him from the dead. ¹³^(G)And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God ^(H)made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, ¹⁴by ^(I)canceling ^(J)the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. ¹⁵^(K)He disarmed the rulers and authorities^[a] and ^(L)put them to open shame, by ^(M)triumphing over them in him.^[b]

Let No One Disqualify You

¹⁶Therefore let no one ^(N)pass judgment on you ^(O)in questions of food and drink, or with regard to ^(P)a festival or ^(Q)a new moon or a Sabbath. ¹⁷^(R)These are a shadow of the things to come, but ^(S)the substance belongs to Christ.