See to it that no one takes you captive by (A)philosophy and (B)empty deceit, according to (C)human tradition, according to the (D)elemental spirits[a] of the world, and not according to Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:8 Or elementary principles; also verse 20

20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. (A)Avoid the (B)irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”

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(A)Let no one (B)deceive you with empty words, for because of these things (C)the wrath of God comes upon (D)the sons of disobedience.

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20 If with Christ (A)you died to the (B)elemental spirits of the world, (C)why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations—

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But now that you have come to know God, or rather (A)to be known by God, (B)how can you turn back again to (C)the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?

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In the same way we also, when we were children, (A)were enslaved to the elementary principles[a] of the world.

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  1. Galatians 4:3 Or elemental spirits; also verse 9

21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they (A)became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 (B)Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

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13 while (A)evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and (B)being deceived.

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18 Let no one (A)disqualify you, (B)insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, (C)going on in detail about visions,[a] (D)puffed up without reason by (E)his sensuous mind,

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  1. Colossians 2:18 Or about the things he has seen

18 (A)Let no one deceive himself. (B)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For (C)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, (D)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”

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Do not be (A)led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, (B)not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.

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22 ((A)referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to (B)human precepts and teachings?

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For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (A)Do not let your prophets and (B)your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream,[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 29:8 Hebrew your dreams, which you cause to dream

17 You therefore, beloved, (A)knowing this beforehand, (B)take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.

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Look out for (A)the dogs, look out for (B)the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.

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Final Instructions and Greetings

17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles (A)contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; (B)avoid them.

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(A)“Why do your disciples break (B)the tradition of the elders? (C)For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God commanded, (D)‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, (E)‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”[a] he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have (F)made void the word[b] of God. (G)You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

(H)“‘This people honors me with their lips,
    but their heart is far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
    teaching as (I)doctrines the commandments of men.’”

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  1. Matthew 15:5 Or is an offering
  2. Matthew 15:6 Some manuscripts law

Watch yourselves, (A)so that you may not lose what we[a] have worked for, but (B)may win a full reward.

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  1. 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you

18 knowing that you (A)were ransomed from (B)the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,

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(A)in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following (B)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in (C)the sons of disobedience—

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14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely (A)zealous was I for (B)the traditions of my fathers.

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We destroy arguments and (A)every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to (B)obey Christ,

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17 Beware of men, for (A)they will deliver you over to courts and flog you (B)in their synagogues,

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12 (A)then take care lest you forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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