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Colossians 2:8
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Colossians 2:8
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Don’t Be Taken Captive By Human Thinking, Because All God’s Fullness Is In Christ
8 Be watching-out that there will not be anyone taking you captive through philosophy and empty deception according-to[a] the tradition of humans, according to the elemental things[b] of the world, and not according to Christ,
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- Colossians 2:8 Or, based on, by way of.
- Colossians 2:8 That is, the elementary knowledge of God available in the world before Christ, the world’s rudimentary teachings about God; or, the elemental spiritual beings or angels, the spirit powers.
Colossians 2:8
New International Version
Colossians 2:8
New International Version
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.
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- Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
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