16 Therefore, no one is to [a](A)act as your judge in regard to (B)food and (C)drink, or in respect to a (D)festival or a (E)new moon, or a (F)Sabbath [b]day—

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:16 Lit judge you
  2. Colossians 2:16 Or days

Freedom From Human Rules

16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you(A) by what you eat or drink,(B) or with regard to a religious festival,(C) a New Moon celebration(D) or a Sabbath day.(E)

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16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

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23 These are matters which do have the [a]appearance of wisdom in [b](A)self-made religion and humility and (B)severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against (C)fleshly indulgence.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:23 Lit report; Gr logos
  2. Colossians 2:23 Or would-be religion

23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility(A) and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.

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23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

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