Colossians 2 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Alive with Christ

1 For I want ^G2309 you to understand ^G6063 how ^G2245 great ^G2245 a struggle ^G73 I have ^G2192 on ^G5228 your behalf ^G5228 and for those ^G3588 who ^G3588 are at Laodicea ^G2993, and for all ^G3745 those who ^G3745 have not seen ^G3708 my face ^G4383 in the flesh ^G4561,

2 so that their hearts ^G2588 may be encouraged ^G3870, having been held ^G4822 together ^G4822 in love ^G26, even unto all ^G3956 the wealth ^G4149 of the full ^G4136 assurance ^G4136 of understanding ^G4907, unto the full ^G1922 knowledge ^G1922 of God’s ^G2316 mystery ^G3466, that is, Christ ^G5547 Himself, 3 in whom ^G3739 are hidden ^G614 all ^G3956 the treasures ^G2344 of wisdom ^G4678 and knowledge ^G1108. 4 I say ^G3004 this ^G3778 so ^G2443 that no ^G3367 one ^G3367 will delude ^G3884 you with persuasive ^G4086 argument ^G4086. 5 For even ^G2532 though ^G1487 I am ^G548 absent ^G548 in body ^G4561, nevertheless ^G235 I am ^G1510 with you in spirit ^G4151, rejoicing ^G5463 [fn]to see ^G991 your good ^G5010 order ^G5010 and the stability ^G4733 of your faith ^G4102 in Christ ^G5547.

6 Therefore ^G3767 as you received ^G3880 Christ ^G5547 Jesus ^G2424 the Lord ^G2962, so [fn]walk ^G4043 in Him, 7 having been firmly ^G4492 rooted ^G4492 and being built ^G2026 up ^G2026 in Him, and having been established ^G950 [fn]in your faith ^G4102—just ^G2531 as you were instructed ^G1321—and abounding ^G4052 [fn]with thanksgiving ^G2169.

8 See ^G991 to it that no ^G3361 one ^G5100 takes ^G4812 you captive ^G4812 through ^G1223 philosophy ^G5385 and empty ^G2756 deception ^G539, according ^G2596 to the tradition ^G3862 of men ^G444, according ^G2596 to the elementary ^G4747 principles ^G4747 of the world ^G2889, and ^G2532 not ^G3756 according ^G2596 to Christ ^G5547. 9 For in Him all ^G3956 the fullness ^G4138 of Deity ^G2320 dwells ^G2730 bodily ^G4985, 10 and in Him you have been ^G1510 filled ^G4137, who is the head ^G2776 [fn]over all ^G3956 rule ^G746 and authority ^G1849; 11 in whom you were also ^G2532 circumcised ^G4059 with a circumcision ^G4061 made ^G886 without ^G886 hands ^G886, in the removal ^G555 of the body ^G4983 of the flesh ^G4561, in the circumcision ^G4061 of Christ ^G5547, 12 having been buried ^G4916 with Him in baptism ^G909, in which ^G3739 you were also ^G2532 raised ^G4891 up with Him through ^G1223 faith ^G4102 in the working ^G1753 of God ^G2316, who raised ^G1453 Him from the dead ^G3498. 13 And you being dead ^G3498 [fn]in your transgressions ^G3900 and the uncircumcision ^G203 of your flesh ^G4561, He made ^G4806 you alive ^G4806 with ^G4806 Him, having graciously ^G5483 forgiven ^G5483 us all ^G3956 our transgressions ^G3900. 14 Having canceled ^G1813 out the certificate ^G5498 of ^G5498 debt ^G5498 consisting of decrees ^G1378 against ^G2596 us which ^G3739 was hostile ^G5227 to us, He also has taken ^G142 it out of the way ^G3319, having nailed ^G4338 it to the cross ^G4716. 15 Having [fn]disarmed ^G554 the rulers ^G746 and authorities ^G1849, He made ^G1165 a public ^G3954 display ^G1165 of them, having triumphed ^G2358 over ^G2358 them in ^G1722 [fn]Him.

16 Therefore ^G3767, no ^G3361 one ^G5100 is to judge ^G2919 you in food ^G1035 and ^G2532 drink ^G4213, or ^G2228 in respect ^G3313 to a festival ^G1859 or ^G2228 a new ^G3561 moon ^G3561 or ^G2228 a Sabbath ^G4521 [fn]day— 17 things which ^G3739 are only a shadow ^G4639 of what is to come ^G3195; but the [fn]substance ^G4983 [fn]belongs to Christ ^G5547. 18 Let no ^G3367 one ^G3367 keep [fn]defrauding ^G2603 you of ^G2603 your prize ^G2603 by delighting ^G2309 in [fn]self-abasement ^G5012 and the worship ^G2356 of the angels ^G32, going ^G1687 into detail ^G1687 about visions he has seen ^G3708, being puffed ^G5448 up ^G5448 for ^G1500 nothing ^G1500 by his fleshly ^G4561 mind ^G3563, 19 and not holding ^G2902 fast ^G2902 to the head ^G2776, from whom ^G3739 the entire ^G3956 body ^G4983, being supplied ^G2023 and held ^G4822 together ^G4822 by the joints ^G860 and [fn]ligaments ^G4886, grows ^G837 with a growth ^G838 [fn]that is from God ^G2316.

20 If ^G1487 you have died ^G599 with Christ ^G5547 [fn]to the elementary ^G4747 principles ^G4747 of the world ^G2889, why ^G5101, as if ^G5613 you were living ^G2198 in the world ^G2889, do you submit ^G1379 yourself to ^G1379 decrees ^G1379: 21 “Do not handle ^G681, nor taste ^G1089, nor touch ^G2345”? 22 Which ^G3739 [fn]deal with everything ^G3956 destined to perish ^G5356 [fn]with use ^G671, which are in ^G2596 accordance ^G2596 with ^G2596 the commands ^G1778 and teachings ^G1319 of men ^G444; 23 which ^G3748 are matters ^G3056 having ^G2192, to be sure ^G3303, a [fn]word ^G3056 of wisdom ^G4678 in [fn]self-made ^G1479 religion ^G1479 and self-abasement ^G5012 and severe ^G857 treatment ^G857 of the body ^G4983, but are of no ^G3756 G5100 value ^G5092 against ^G4314 fleshly ^G4561 indulgence ^G4140.