Colossians 2:20-23
Legacy Standard Bible
20 (A)If you have died with Christ [a]to the (B)elementary principles of the world, (C)why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to (D)decrees: 21 “Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch”? 22 Which [b]deal with everything (E)destined to perish [c]with use, which are in accordance with the (F)commands and teachings of men; 23 which are matters having, to be sure, a [d]word of wisdom in [e](G)self-made religion and self-abasement and (H)severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against (I)fleshly indulgence.
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- Colossians 2:20 Lit from
- Colossians 2:22 Lit are
- Colossians 2:22 Or by being consumed
- Colossians 2:23 Or message
- Colossians 2:23 Or would-be religion
Colossians 2:20-23
Evangelical Heritage Version
Human Traditions Do Not Restrain the Flesh
20 If you died with Christ to the basic principles of the world, why do you submit to its rules, as if you were still living in the world? 21 “Do not touch!” “Do not taste!” “Do not handle!” 22 All of these rules end in destruction when they are used, because they are in accord with human commands and teachings. 23 While such rules have the appearance of wisdom with self-chosen religion, which consists of humiliation and severe treatment of the body, they have no value at all in checking the self-indulgence of the sinful flesh.
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