Colossians 2:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 Let no one disqualify you, delighting in self-abasement and worship of angels, taking his stand on visions,[a] inflated without reason by his fleshly mind,(A) 19 and not holding closely to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and bonds, achieves the growth that comes from God.(B)
20 If you died with Christ to the elemental powers of the world, why do you submit to regulations as if you were still living in the world?
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- 2:18 Ascetic practices encouraged by the false teachers included subjection of self humbly to their rules, worship of angels, and cultivation of visions, though exact details are unclear.
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