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—

²² (^(A)referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to ^(B)human precepts and teachings? ²³ These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in ^(C)promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are ^(D)of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.