Although ascertaining section breaks within 2:6–4:6 is not easy,39 it seems reasonable to see vv. 8–23 as a section, comprised of vv. 8–15, which is the positive argument against the ‘philosophy’ outlining the completeness of the spiritual victory we have in Christ, and vv. 16–23, which repeats the warning but supplies the negative side, outlining the erroneous teaching of the false teachers.40 Within vv. 8–15, v. 10 gives the grounds for not being taken captive
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