Colossians 2:4-8
Legacy Standard Bible
4 (A)I say this so that no one will delude you with (B)persuasive argument. 5 For even though I am (C)absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing [a]to see your (D)good order and the (E)stability of your faith in Christ.
6 Therefore as you received (F)Christ Jesus the Lord, so [b](G)walk in Him, 7 having been firmly (H)rooted and being (I)built up in Him, and having been (J)established [c]in your faith—just as you (K)were instructed—and abounding [d]with thanksgiving.
8 (L)See to it that no one takes you captive through (M)philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the (N)elementary principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
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- Colossians 2:5 Lit and seeing
- Colossians 2:6 Or lead your life
- Colossians 2:7 Or by
- Colossians 2:7 One early ms in it with
Colossians 2:4-8
Revised Standard Version
4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with beguiling speech. 5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
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6 As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
8 See to it that no one makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christ.
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