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Fullness of Life

So then, just as you have received the Messiah[a] Jesus the Lord, continue to live dependent on him. For you have been rooted in him and are being built up and strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, while you continue to be thankful. See to it that no one enslaves you through philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world,[b] and not according to the Messiah,[c]

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  1. Colossians 2:6 Or Christ
  2. Colossians 2:8 Or the elemental spirits of the universe
  3. Colossians 2:8 Or Christ

Spiritual Fullness in Christ

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,(A) continue to live your lives in him, rooted(B) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(C) and overflowing with thankfulness.

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(D) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(E) rather than on Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20