⁸See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,^m which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces^a of this worldⁿ rather than on Christ.

⁹For in Christ all the fullness^o of the Deity lives in bodily form, ¹⁰and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head^p over every power and authority.^q ¹¹In him you were also circumcised^r with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh^b^s was put off when you were circumcised by^c Christ, ¹²having been buried with him in baptism,^t in which you were also raised with him^u through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.^v

¹³When you were dead in your sins^w and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you^d alive^x with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,^y ¹⁴having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,^z which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.^a ¹⁵And having disarmed the powers and authorities,^b he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them^c by the cross.^e

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Colossians 2:10: … and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.

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aOr the basic principles; also in verse 20
bIn contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
cOr put off in the circumcision of
dSome manuscripts us
eOr them in him

Colossians 2:8–15

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