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Colossians 2:8-10
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Colossians 2:8-10
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Don’t Be Taken Captive By Human Thinking, Because All God’s Fullness Is In Christ
8 Be watching-out that there will not be anyone taking you captive through philosophy and empty deception according-to[a] the tradition of humans, according to the elemental things[b] of the world, and not according to Christ, 9 because in Him dwells all the fullness of the Deity[c] bodily[d].
You Are Complete In Christ, With Whom You Have Been Buried And Raised Up
10 And in Him you are complete[e], Who is the head of all rule[f] and authority,
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- Colossians 2:8 Or, based on, by way of.
- Colossians 2:8 That is, the elementary knowledge of God available in the world before Christ, the world’s rudimentary teachings about God; or, the elemental spiritual beings or angels, the spirit powers.
- Colossians 2:9 That is, the divine essence or nature. This is an abstract term for ‘God’.
- Colossians 2:9 That is, in bodily form, in a bodily manner.
- Colossians 2:10 That is, are in a state of completeness.
- Colossians 2:10 Or, every ruler.
Colossians 2:8-10
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Colossians 2:8-10
New International Version
8 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.
9 For in Christ all the fullness(C) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(D) over every power and authority.(E)
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- Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
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