Colossians 2

1 For I would have you know what a great conflict I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen me in person:

For I would that all of you knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

2 that their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and to all the riches of a full assurance of understanding in these things, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of our God and Father, and of Christ:

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in (agape) love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

3 in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

4 And this I say, least any one should deceive you with fine speeches.

And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

5 For though I be absent in body, yet am I with you in spirit, rejoicing and beholding your regularity, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the (pneuma) spirit, rejoicing and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

6 Therefore as ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in Him;

As all of you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk all of you in him:

7 rooted and built up in Him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught it, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as all of you have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

8 Take heed least any one make a prey of you by philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ:

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

9 for all the fulness of the deity dwelleth personally in Him.

For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

10 And ye are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

And all of you are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision not performed by hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision which is of Christ:

In whom also all of you are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

12 being buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are raised together with Him, through faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

Buried with him in baptism, wherein also all of you are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who has raised him from the dead.

13 And when ye were dead in trespasses, and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, has he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

14 and cancelled the obligation we were under by ritual decrees, which was grievous to us, and hath taken it quite away, even nailing it to his cross.

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made them an open spectacle, triumphing over them by it.

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

16 Let no one therefore judge you on account of meat, or drink, or in respect of a feast, or a new-moon, or sabbaths;

Let no man therefore judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

17 which are a shadow of good things to come, but the body is of Christ.

Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

18 Let no one deprive you of your reward by an affected humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into what he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind;

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

19 and not adhering to the head, from which all the body, being supplied and held together as by joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.

And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increases with the increase of God.

20 If therefore ye be dead with Christ from the elements of the world; why, as if living in the world, are ye subject to ceremonial ordinances,

Wherefore if all of you be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are all of you subject to ordinances,

21 (such as "touch not, taste not,

(Touch not; taste not; handle not;

22 handle not," which all tend to corruption in the using, ) according to the commandments and doctrines of men?

Which all are to perish with the using; ) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

23 which things indeed have a pretence to wisdom in voluntary worship, and humiliation, and bodily penance, as having no regard to the satisfying of the flesh.

Which things have indeed a (logos) show of wisdom religious outlook, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.