Colossians 2:6–14

⁶Therefore, as you have received ^sChrist Jesus the Lord, ^twalk in Him, ⁷rooted and built up in Him ^uand established in the faith, just as you were taught, ^voverflowing with gratitude.

⁸Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, ^wbased on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ. ^x9For the entire fullness ^yof God’s nature ^zdwells bodily ^ain Christ, ¹⁰and you have been filled by Him, who is the head ^bover every ruler and authority. ¹¹You were also circumcised in Him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh, ^cin the circumcision of the Messiah. ^de12Having been buried with Him ^fin baptism, you were also raised with Him ^gthrough faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. ^h13And when you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive with Him and forgave us all our trespasses. ¹⁴He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross. ⁱ