“For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea and for all those who have not personally seen my face,”
Colossians 2
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1For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
“For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea and For as many as have not seen my face in the flesh”
“For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you and for them at Laodicea and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh.”
“For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and for those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,”
“For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,”
“for I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea and for all those who have not personally seen my face,”
2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
“that their hearts may be encouraged being knit together in love and Attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding. To the knowledge of the mystery of God both of the Father and of Christ”
“that their hearts might be comforted being knit together in love and into all riches of the full assurance of Understanding to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God and of the Father and of Christ,”
“that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love and unto all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God and of the Father and of Christ,”
“that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God and of the Father and of Christ,”
“that their hearts may be encouraged be knit together in love and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of Understanding to the knowledge of the mystery of God Both of the Father and of Christ”
“That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love and under all riches of the full assurance of understanding to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God and of the Father and of Christ.”
3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
“in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
“In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
“in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
“in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
“in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
“in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
4I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
“now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.”
“Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.”
“Now, this I say, lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.”
“and this I say lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.”
“I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.”
“And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.”
5For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
“For though I am absent in the flesh yet. I am with you in spirit Rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.”
“For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.”
“For though I be absent in the flesh yet am I with you in the spirit joying and beholding your order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.”
“For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ”
“For though I be absent in the flesh yet Am I with you in the spirit joining and beholding your order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ?”
“for though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ,”
6Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
“as You therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord so walk in him”
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him,”
“as you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord so walk in him”
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him,”
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him.”
“Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.”
7rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
“Rooted and built up in him and established in the faith as you have been taught abounding in it with Thanksgiving.”
“rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, as you have been taught abounding in it with thanksgiving.”
“rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”
“Having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed and overflowing with gratitude,”
“Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith as ye have been taught and abounding therein with thanksgiving.”
“having been firmly rooted and now being built up in him and established in your faith just as you were instructed and Overflowing with gratitude”
8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
“Beware, lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ.”
“beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit. According to the tradition of men according to the basic principles of the world and not according to Christ.”
“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.”
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ”
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men After the rudiments of the world and not after Christ”
“beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy. And vain deceit after the tradition of men after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ.”
9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
“For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.”
“for in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily”
“For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,”
“For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.”
“for in him all the fullness of deity dwells in bodily form”
“for in him Dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily”
10And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
“and you are complete in him. Who is the head of all? Principality and power.”
“And ye are complete in him which is the head of all principality and power.”
“and you are complete in Him. Who is the head of all principality and power.”
“and ye are complete in him which is the head of all principality and power.”
“And you are complete in him who is the head of all principality and power,”
“and ye are complete in him which is the head of all principality and power.”
11In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
“In whom also ye are circumcised. With the circumcision made without hands. In putting off the body of the sins of the flesh By the circumcision of Christ.”
“in him You were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands By putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ.”
“In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ.”
“And in him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ.”
“In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ.”
“And in him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ.”
12And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
“Buried with him in baptism in which you also were raised with him through faith in The working of God who raised him from the dead.”
“Buried with Him in baptism wherein also ye are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God who hath raised Him from the dead.”
“buried with him in baptism wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God who hath raised him from the dead.”
“Having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith, in the working of God who raised Him from the dead.”
“buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God who raised Him from the dead.”
“Buried with him in baptism, in which you also were raised or resurrected with him through faith in the working of God who raised him from the dead.”
13When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
“And you being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.”
“And you being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.”
“and you being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,”
“and you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses,”
“And you being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh hath he quickened together with him having forgiven you all trespasses.”
“And you being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh hath he quickened together with him having forgiven you all trespasses.”
14having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
“blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross.”
“blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.”
“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.”
“blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross,”
“Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us. Which was contrary to us and he has taken it out of the way having nailed it to the cross”
“by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.”
15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
“and Having spoiled principalities and powers. He made a show of them openly triumphing over them in it”
“and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly triumphing over them in it.”
“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
“and having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
“And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
16Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
“"'So let no one judge you in food or in drink "'or regarding a festival or a new moon or Sabbath,”
“therefore no one is to act as your judge in regards to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.”
“So let no one judge you in food or in drink or regarding a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths,”
“So let no one judge you in food or in drink or regarding to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.”
“Let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival, or a new moon, or a Sabbath.”
“So let no one judge you in food or drink. Or regarding a festival or a new moon or Sabbath.”
17These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
“Things which are a mere shadow of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”
“which are a shadow of things to come but the substance is of Christ.”
“These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”
“These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”
“Things which are a mere shadow of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”
“Which are a shadow of things to come. But the body is of Christ.”
18Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
“let no one cheat you of your reward taking delight in false humility and worship of angels intruding into those things which he has not seen vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind”
“Let no one disqualify you insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail without, about visions puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind”
“let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshiping of angels, including unto those things which he hath not seen vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,”
“Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,”
“let no one cheat you of your reward taking delight in false humility and worship of angels. Intruding into those things which he's not seen. Vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.”
“Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility in the worshiping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.”
19He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
“And not holding the head from which all the body by the joints and bands having nourishment ministered and knit together increaseth with the increase of God.”
“and Not holding fast to the head from whom all the body nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments grows With the increase that is from God.”
“and not holding the head from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered and knit together increaseth with the increase of God.”
“and not holding fast to the head from whom the whole body nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments grows with a growth that is from God.”
“and not holding fast to the head from whom the entire body being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments grows with a growth which is from God.”
“and not holding fast to the head from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.”
20If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:
“if with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why as if you were still alive in the world do you submit to regulations?”
“wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why as though living in the world are ye subject to ordinances,”
“Wherefore, if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances?”
“wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why as though living in the world are ye subject to ordinances?”
“if you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees such as”
“if with Christ you die to the elemental spirits of the world, why as if you were still alive in the world do you submit to regulations?”
21"Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!"?
“touch not, taste not, handle not,”
“touch not, taste not, handle not.”
“touch not taste not handle not”
“do not touch do not taste do not handle”
“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch”
“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch.”
22These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
“which all? Concern things which perish with the using according to the commandments and doctrines of men.”
“Referring to things that all perish as they are used. According to human precepts and teachings,”
“which all are to perish with the using after the commandments and the doctrines of men.”
“Which all are to perish with the using after the commandments and doctrines of men”
“referring to things that all perish as they are used according to human precepts and teachings.”
“Which all are to perish with the using after the commandments and doctrines of men.”
23Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
“These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self -made religion and self -abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence.”
“these things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self -imposed religion false humility and neglect or suppression of the body. But they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.”
“which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will worship and humility and neglecting of the body not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh.”
“These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self -made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.”
“which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body, not in honor, not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh,”
“These are matters which have to be sure. The appearance of wisdom and self -made religion and self -abasement and severe treatment of the body. But they're of no value against fleshly indulgence.”