Colossians 2:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹They have lost connection with the head,^(A) from whom the whole body,^(B) supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.^(C)

²⁰Since you died with Christ^(D) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,^(E) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:^(F) ²¹“Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?

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Colossians 2:19-21

English Standard Version

¹⁹and ^(A)not ^(B)holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.

²⁰If with Christ ^(C)you died to the ^(D)elemental spirits of the world, ^(E)why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— ²¹^(F)“Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch”

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Colossians 2:19-21

New King James Version

¹⁹and not holding fast to ^(A)the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, ^(B)grows with the increase that is from God.

²⁰^[a]Therefore, if you ^(C)died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, ^(D)why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— ²¹^(E)“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,”

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Footnotes

Colossians 2:20 NU, M omit Therefore

Colossians 2:19-21

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹and not holding firmly to ^(A)the head, from whom ^(B)the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ^[a]ligaments, grows with a growth ^[b]which is from God.

²⁰^(C)If you have died with Christ ^[c]to the ^(D)elementary principles of the world, ^(E)why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to ^(F)decrees, such as, ²¹“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”