Colossians 2:8
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8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(A) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(B) rather than on Christ.
Footnotes
- Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
1 Timothy 6:20
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20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted(A) to your care. Turn away from godless chatter(B) and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
Ephesians 5:6
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6 Let no one deceive you(A) with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath(B) comes on those who are disobedient.(C)
Matthew 7:15
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True and False Prophets
15 “Watch out for false prophets.(A) They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.(B)
Galatians 4:9
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9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(A)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved(B) by them all over again?(C)
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:9 Or principles
Colossians 2:20
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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)
1 Corinthians 3:18-19
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18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise(A) by the standards of this age,(B) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(C) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(D)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
2 Timothy 3:13
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Romans 1:21-22
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21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.(A) 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools(B)
Jeremiah 29:8
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2 Peter 3:17
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17 Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard(A) so that you may not be carried away by the error(B) of the lawless(C) and fall from your secure position.(D)
Hebrews 13:9
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9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.(A) It is good for our hearts to be strengthened(B) by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods,(C) which is of no benefit to those who do so.(D)
Galatians 4:3
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3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery(A) under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world.(B)
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles
2 John 8
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Footnotes
- 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you
2 Corinthians 10:5
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5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(A) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(B) to Christ.
Colossians 2:18
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18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(A) and the worship of angels disqualify you.(B) Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.
Matthew 15:2-9
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2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(A)
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](B) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](C) 5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ 6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
- Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
1 Peter 1:18
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18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed(A) from the empty way of life(B) handed down to you from your ancestors,
Matthew 10:17
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17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils(A) and be flogged in the synagogues.(B)
Philippians 3:2
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2 Watch out for those dogs,(A) those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh.
Galatians 1:14
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14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous(A) for the traditions of my fathers.(B)
Romans 16:17
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17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned.(A) Keep away from them.(B)
Deuteronomy 6:12
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12 be careful that you do not forget(A) the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
Colossians 2:22
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22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(A) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(B)
Ephesians 4:20
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20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned
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