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Colossians 2:20-22
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20 If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits[a] of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world? 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!” 22 These are all destined to perish with use, founded as they are[b] on human commands and teachings.[c]

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  1. Colossians 2:20 tn See the note on the phrase “elemental spirits” in 2:8.
  2. Colossians 2:22 tn The expression “founded as they are” brings out the force of the Greek preposition κατά (kata).
  3. Colossians 2:22 tn Grk “The commands and teachings of men.”
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