having the appearance of godliness, but (A)denying its power. (B)Avoid such people.

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having a form of godliness(A) but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.(B)

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Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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See to it that no one takes you captive by (A)philosophy and (B)empty deceit, according to (C)human tradition, according to the (D)elemental spirits[a] of the world, and not according to Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:8 Or elementary principles; also verse 20

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(A) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(B) rather than on Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20

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.

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and (A)will turn away from listening to the truth and (B)wander off into myths.

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They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(A)

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And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

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14 (A)not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and (B)the commands of people (C)who turn away from the truth.

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14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths(A) or to the merely human commands(B) of those who reject the truth.(C)

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14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

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