Colossians 2:8–12
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8yBeware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after zthe tradition of men, after the ||rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9For in him adwelleth all the bfulness of the Godhead cbodily. 10And dye are complete in him, ewhich is the head of all fprincipality and fpower: 11In whom also ye are circumcised with gthe circumcision made without hands, hin putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 12iBuried with him in baptism, wherein also jye are risen with him through kthe faith of lthe operation of God, mwho hath raised him from the dead.
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- ySee Matt. 24:4. So ver. 4, 18.
- zSee Gal. 1:14. So ver. 22.
- ||Or, elements. ver. 20. See Gal. 4:3.
- aSo John 1:14.
- bSee ch. 1:19.
- cSo John 2:21. Comp. ver. 17.
- dJohn 1:16. Eph. 3:19. ch. 4:12.
- eEph. 1:21. See Matt. 28:18.
- fver. 15. See ch. 1:16.
- fver. 15. See ch. 1:16.
- gSee Rom. 2:29. So Acts 15:1. Phil. 3:3. Comp. Eph. 2:11.
- hSo Rom. 6:6. Eph. 4:22. ch. 3:8, 9.
- jch. 3:1. So Rom. 6:5.
- kSee Mark 11:22.
- lSee Eph. 1:19.
- mSee Acts 2:24.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ. For the entire fullness of God’s nature dwells bodily in Christ, and you have been filled by him, who is the head over every ruler and authority. You were also circumcised in him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh, in the circumcision of Christ, when you were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature. For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Beware lest anyone take you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ, because in him all the fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you are filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority, in whom also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made by hands, by the removal of the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which also you were raised together with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
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