Colossians 2:4-10

English Standard Version

⁴ I say this in order ^(A)that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. ⁵ For ^(B)though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your ^(C)good order and ^(D)the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Alive in Christ

^6 (E)Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, ^7 (F)rooted and ^(G)built up in him and ^(H)established in the faith, just ^(I)as you were taught, abounding ^(J)in thanksgiving.

⁸ See to it that no one takes you captive by ^(K)philosophy and ^(L)empty deceit, according to ^(M)human tradition, according to the ^(N)elemental spirits^[a] of the world, and not according to Christ. ⁹ For ^(O)in him the whole fullness of deity dwells ^(P)bodily, ¹⁰ and ^(Q)you have been filled in him, who is ^(R)the head of all rule and authority.