Colossians 2

1 I want for you to know how great a struggle I am having (for *N+kO) you and those in Laodicea and as many as not have seen the face of me in [the] flesh,

For I would have you know, what manner of care I have for you and for them that are at Laodicea, and whosoever have not seen my face in the flesh:

2 that may be encouraged the hearts of them (being knit together *N+kO) in love and to (all *N+kO) (the *o) (richness *N+kO) of the full assurance of understanding to [the] knowledge of the mystery of God (and *K) (Father *KO) (and *K) (the *KO) Christ,

That their hearts may be comforted, being instructed in charity, and unto all riches of fulness of understanding, unto the knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus:

3 in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge hidden;

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

4 This (now *ko) I say so that (no one *N+kO) you may delude by persuasive speech;

Now this I say, that no man may deceive you by loftiness of words.

5 If truly even in the flesh I am absent, yet in spirit with you I am, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the firmness of the in Christ faith of you.

For though I be absent in body, yet in spirit I am with you; rejoicing, and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith which is in Christ.

6 Just as therefore you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, in Him do walk

As therefore you have received Jesus Christ the Lord, walk ye in him;

7 rooted and being built up in Him and being strengthened in (in *ko) the faith even as you were taught, abounding (in to her *ko) with thanksgiving.

Rooted and built up in him, and confirmed in the faith, as also you have learned, abounding in him in thanksgiving.

8 do take heed lest anyone you there will be who is taking captive through philosophy and empty deceit according to the tradition of men, according to the principles of the world and not according to Christ;

Beware lest any man cheat you by philosophy, and vain deceit; according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ:

9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Deity bodily,

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead corporeally;

10 and you are in Him completed, who is the head of all rule and authority;

And you are filled in him, who is the head of all principality and power:

11 in whom also you were circumcised with [the] circumcision made without hands in the removal of the body (of the sins *K) of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,

In whom also you are circumcised with circumcision not made by hand, in despoiling of the body of the flesh, but in the circumcision of Christ:

12 having been buried with Him in (baptism *N+kO) in which also you were raised with [Him] through the faith of the working of God the [One who] having raised Him out from (the *k) dead.

Buried with him in baptism, in whom also you are risen again by the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him up from the dead.

13 And you dead being in the trespasses and in the uncircumcision of the flesh of you, He made alive together (you *NO) with Him having forgiven us all the transgressions;

And you, when you were dead in your sins, and the uncircumcision of your flesh; he hath quickened together with him, forgiving you all offences:

14 having blotted out the against us handwriting in the decrees which was adverse to us, and it He has taken out of the way having nailed it to the cross;

Blotting out the handwriting of the decree that was against us, which was contrary to us. And he hath taken the same out of the way, fastening it to the cross:

15 Having disarmed the rulers and the authorities He disgraced [them] in public, having triumphed over them in it.

And despoiling the principalities and powers, he hath exposed them confidently in open shew, triumphing over them in himself.

16 Not therefore anyone you should judge in regard to food (or *N+kO) in regard to drink or in regard to a feast or a New Moon or Sabbaths,

Let no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or in respect of a festival day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbaths,

17 which are a shadow of the [things] coming, the however body [is] of Christ.

Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ.

18 No one you should disqualify delighting in humility and [the] worship of the angels, which (not *K) he has seen detailing vainly being puffed up by the mind of the flesh of him,

Let no man seduce you, willing in humility, and religion of angels, walking in the things which he hath not seen, in vain puffed up by the sense of his flesh,

19 and not holding fast to the head from whom all the body through the joints and ligaments being supplied and being knit together it increases with the increase of God.

And not holding the head, from which the whole body, by joints and bands, being supplied with nourishment and compacted, groweth unto the increase of God.

20 If (therefore *K) you have died with Christ away from the principles of the world, why as if living in [the] world do you submit to decrees?

If then you be dead with Christ from the elements of this world, why do you yet decree as though living in the world?

21 Not you may handle Not you may taste Not you may touch!

Touch not, taste not, handle not:

22 which are all unto decay with the use according to the commandments and teachings of men;

Which all are unto destruction by the very use, according to the precepts and doctrines of men.

23 which are an appearance indeed having of wisdom with self-imposed worship and with humility and with harsh treatment of [the] body, not of honor a certain against [the] indulgence of the flesh.

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in superstition and humility, and not sparing the body; not in any honour to the filling of the flesh.