Colossians 2:4-8
New King James Version
4 Now this I say (A)lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. 5 For (B)though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing [a]to see (C)your good order and the (D)steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
6 (E)As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 (F)rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding [b]in it with thanksgiving.
8 Beware lest anyone [c]cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to (G)the tradition of men, according to the (H)basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
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- Colossians 2:5 Lit. and seeing
- Colossians 2:7 NU omits in it
- Colossians 2:8 Lit. plunder you or take you captive
Colossians 2:4-8
Lexham English Bible
4 I say this in order that no one will deceive you with persuasive speech, 5 for even if I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
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6 Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, live in him, 7 firmly rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thankfulness. 8 Beware lest anyone take you captive[a] through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition[b], according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ,
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- Colossians 2:8 Literally “anyone be the one who takes captive you”
- Colossians 2:8 Literally “the tradition of men”
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