Colossians 2:3-8

English Standard Version

^3 (A)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. ⁴ I say this in order ^(B)that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. ⁵ For ^(C)though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your ^(D)good order and ^(E)the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Alive in Christ

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

⁸ See to it that no one takes you captive by ^(L)philosophy and ^(M)empty deceit, according to ^(N)human tradition, according to the ^(O)elemental spirits^[a] of the world, and not according to Christ.