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World English Bible Classic
[1] For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; [2] that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, [3] in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden. [4] Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech. [5] For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. [6] As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, [7] rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving. [8] Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elemental spirits of the world, and not after Christ. [9] For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily, [10] and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power. [11] In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ, [12] having been 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. [13] You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, [14] wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us. He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross. [15] Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. [16] Let no one therefore judge you in eating or drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day, [17] which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s. [18] Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, [19] and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth. [20] If you died with Christ from the elemental spirits of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances, [21] “Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch” [22] (all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men? [23] These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body, but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
King James Version
[1] For G1063 I would G2309 that G1492 ye G5209 knew G1492 what great G2245 conflict G73§ I have G2192 for G4012 you, G5216 and G2532 for them G3588 at G1722 Laodicea, G2993 and G2532 for as many as G3745 have G3708 not G3756 seen G3708 my G3450 face G4383 in G1722 the flesh; G4561 [2] that G2443 their G846 hearts G2588 might be comforted, G3870 being knit together G4822 in G1722 love, G26 and G2532 unto G1519 all G3956 riches G4149 of the G3588 full assurance G4136 of understanding, G4907 to G1519 the acknowledgement G1922 of the G3588 mystery G3466 of God, G2316 and G2532 of the Father, G3962 and G2532 of Christ; G5547 [3] in G1722 whom G3739§ are G1526 hid G614 all G3956 the G3588 treasures G2344 of wisdom G4678 and G2532 knowledge. G1108 [4] And G1161 this G5124 I say, G3004 lest G2443 G3361 any man G5100 should beguile G3884 you G5209 with G1722 enticing words. G4086 [5] For G1063 though G1487 I be absent G548 in the G3588 flesh, G4561 yet G235 am I G1510 with G4862 you G5213 in the G3588 spirit, G4151 joying G5463 and G2532 beholding G991 your G5216 order, G5010 and G2532 the G3588 stedfastness G4733 of your G5216 faith G4102 in G1519 Christ. G5547

The All-sufficiency of Christ

[6] As G5613 ye have G3880 therefore G3767 received G3880 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 the G3588 Lord, G2962 so walk ye G4043 in G1722 him: G846 [7] rooted G4492 and G2532 built up G2026 in G1722 him, G846 and G2532 stablished G950 in G1722 the G3588 faith, G4102 as G2531 ye have been taught, G1321 abounding G4052 therein G1722 G846 with G1722 thanksgiving. G2169 [8] Beware G991 lest G3361 any man G5100 spoil G4812 you G5209 G2071 through G1223 philosophy G5385 and G2532 vain G2756 deceit, G539 after G2596 the G3588 tradition G3862 of men, G444 after G2596 the G3588 rudiments G4747§ of the G3588 world, G2889 and G2532 not G3756 after G2596 Christ. G5547 [9] For G3754 in G1722 him G846 dwelleth G2730 all G3956 the G3588 fulness G4138 of the G3588 Godhead G2320 bodily. G4985 [10] And G2532 ye are G2075 complete G4137 in G1722 him, G846 which G3739 is G2076 the G3588 head G2776 of all G3956 principality G746 and G2532 power: G1849 [11] in G1722 whom G3739 also G2532 ye are circumcised G4059 with the circumcision G4061 made without hands, G886 in G1722 putting off G555 the G3588 body G4983 of the G3588 sins G266 of the G3588 flesh G4561 by G1722 the G3588 circumcision G4061 of Christ: G5547 [12] buried with G4916 him G846 in G1722 baptism, G908 wherein G1722 G3739 also G2532 ye are risen with G4891 him through G1223 the G3588 faith G4102 of the G3588 operation G1753 of God, G2316 who G3588 hath raised G1453 him G846 from G1537 the G3588 dead. G3498 [13] And G2532 you, G5209 being G5607 dead G3498 in G1722 your G3588 sins G3900 and G2532 the G3588 uncircumcision G203 of your G5216 flesh, G4561 hath he quickened together G4806 with G4862 him, G846 having forgiven G5483 you G5213 all G3956 trespasses; G3900 [14] blotting out G1813 the G3588 handwriting G5498 of ordinances G1378 that was against G2596 us, G2257 which G3739 was G2258 contrary G5227 to us, G2254 and G2532 took G142 it G846 out of G1537 the G3588 way, G3319 nailing G4338 it G846 to his G3588 cross; G4716 [15] and having spoiled G554 principalities G746 and G2532 powers, G1849 he made a shew of them G1165 openly, G1722 G3954 triumphing over G2358 them G846 in G1722 it. G846§ [16] Let G2919 no G3361 man G5100 therefore G3767 judge G2919 you G5209 in G1722 meat, G1035 or G2228 in G1722 drink, G4213§ or G2228 in G1722 respect G3313§ of an holyday, G1859 or G2228 of the new moon, G3561 or G2228 of the sabbath G4521 days: [17] which G3739 are G2076 a shadow G4639 of things G3588 to come; G3195 but G1161 the G3588 body G4983 is of Christ. G5547 [18] Let G2603 no man G3367 beguile G2603 you G5209§ of your reward G2603 in G1722 a voluntary G2309 humility G5012§ and G2532 worshipping G2356 of angels, G32 intruding into G1687 those things which G3739 he hath G3708 not G3361 seen, G3708 vainly G1500 puffed up G5448 by G5259 his G846 fleshly G4561 mind, G3563 [19] and G2532 not G3756 holding G2902 the G3588 Head, G2776 from G1537 which G3739 all G3956 the G3588 body G4983 by G1223 joints G860 and G2532 bands G4886 having nourishment ministered, G2023 and G2532 knit together, G4822 increaseth G837 with the G3588 increase G838 of God. G2316 [20] Wherefore G3767 if G1487 ye be dead G599 with G4862 Christ G5547 from G575 the G3588 rudiments G4747§ of the world, G2889 why, G5101 as though G5613 living G2198 in G1722 the world, G2889 are ye subject to ordinances, G1379 [21] (touch G680 not; G3361 taste G1089 not; G3366 handle G2345 not; G3366 [22] which G3739 all G3956 are G2076 to G1519 perish G5356 with the G3588 using;) G671 after G2596 the G3588 commandments G1778 and G2532 doctrines G1319 of men? G444 [23] Which things G3748 G2076 have G2192 indeed G3303 a shew G3056 of wisdom G4678 in G1722 will worship, G1479 and G2532 humility, G5012 and G2532 neglecting G857§ of the body; G4983 not G3756 in G1722 any G5100 honour G5092 to G4314 the satisfying G4140 of the G3588 flesh. G4561

Footnotes

  1. § 2:1 Or, fear or care
  2. § 2:3 Or, wherein
  3. § 2:8 Or, elements
  4. § 2:15 Or, in himself
  5. § 2:16a Or, for eating and drinking
  6. § 2:16b Or, in part
  7. § 2:18a Or, judge against you
  8. § 2:18b Gr. being a voluntary in humility
  9. § 2:20 Or, elements
  10. § 2:23 Or, punishing, or not sparing
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Θέλω G2309 γὰρ G1063 ὑμᾶς G5209 εἰδέναι G1492 ἡλίκον G2245 ἀγῶνα G73 ἔχω G2192 ‡περὶ G4012 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 ἐν G1722 ‡Λαοδικείᾳ, G2993 καὶ G2532 ὅσοι G3745 οὐχ G3756 ‡ἑωράκασιν G3708 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπόν G4383 μου G3450 ἐν G1722 σαρκί, G4561 [2] ἵνα G2443 παρακληθῶσιν G3870 αἱ G3588 καρδίαι G2588 αὐτῶν, G846 ‡συμβιβασθέντων G4822 ἐν G1722 ἀγάπῃ, G26 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 ‡πάντα G3956 πλοῦτον G4149 τῆς G3588 πληροφορίας G4136 τῆς G3588 συνέσεως, G4907 εἰς G1519 ἐπίγνωσιν G1922 τοῦ G3588 μυστηρίου G3466 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ‡καὶ G2532 πατρὸς G3962 καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 χριστοῦ, G5547 [3] ἐν G1722 ᾧ G3739 εἰσὶν G1526 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 θησαυροὶ G2344 τῆς G3588 σοφίας G4678 καὶ G2532 ‡τῆς G3588 γνώσεως G1108 ἀπόκρυφοι. G614 [4] Τοῦτο G5124 ‡δὲ G1161 λέγω, G3004 ἵνα G2443 ‡μή G3361 τις G5100 ὑμᾶς G5209 παραλογίζηται G3884 ἐν G1722 πιθανολογίᾳ. G4086 [5] Εἰ G1487 γὰρ G1063 καὶ G2532 τῇ G3588 σαρκὶ G4561 ἄπειμι, G548 ἀλλὰ G235 τῷ G3588 πνεύματι G4151 σὺν G4862 ὑμῖν G5213 εἰμί, G1510 χαίρων G5463 καὶ G2532 βλέπων G991 ὑμῶν G5216 τὴν G3588 τάξιν, G5010 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 στερέωμα G4733 τῆς G3588 εἰς G1519 χριστὸν G5547 πίστεως G4102 ὑμῶν. G5216 [6] Ὡς G5613 οὖν G3767 παρελάβετε G3880 τὸν G3588 χριστὸν G5547 Ἰησοῦν G2424 τὸν G3588 κύριον, G2962 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 περιπατεῖτε, G4043 [7] ἐρριζωμένοι G4492 καὶ G2532 ἐποικοδομούμενοι G2026 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ, G846 καὶ G2532 βεβαιούμενοι G950 ‡ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 πίστει, G4102 καθὼς G2531 ἐδιδάχθητε, G1321 περισσεύοντες G4052 ‡ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ G846 ἐν G1722 εὐχαριστίᾳ. G2169 [8] Βλέπετε G991 μή G3361 τις G5100 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἔσται G2071 ὁ G3588 συλαγωγῶν G4812 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 φιλοσοφίας G5385 καὶ G2532 κενῆς G2756 ἀπάτης, G539 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 παράδοσιν G3862 τῶν G3588 ἀνθρώπων, G444 κατὰ G2596 τὰ G3588 στοιχεῖα G4747 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου, G2889 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 κατὰ G2596 χριστόν· G5547 [9] ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 κατοικεῖ G2730 πᾶν G3956 τὸ G3588 πλήρωμα G4138 τῆς G3588 θεότητος G2320 σωματικῶς, G4985 [10] καί G2532 ἐστε G2075 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 πεπληρωμένοι, G4137 ὅς G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἡ G3588 κεφαλὴ G2776 πάσης G3956 ἀρχῆς G746 καὶ G2532 ἐξουσίας· G1849 [11] ἐν G1722 ᾧ G3739 καὶ G2532 περιετμήθητε G4059 περιτομῇ G4061 ἀχειροποιήτῳ, G886 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀπεκδύσει G555 τοῦ G3588 σώματος G4983 ‡τῶν G3588 ἁμαρτιῶν G266 τῆς G3588 σαρκός, G4561 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 περιτομῇ G4061 τοῦ G3588 χριστοῦ, G5547 [12] συνταφέντες G4916 αὐτῷ G846 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ‡βαπτίσματι, G908 ἐν G1722 ᾧ G3739 καὶ G2532 συνηγέρθητε G4891 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 πίστεως G4102 τῆς G3588 ἐνεργείας G1753 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 τοῦ G3588 ἐγείραντος G1453 αὐτὸν G846 ἐκ G1537 ‡τῶν G3588 νεκρῶν. G3498 [13] Καὶ G2532 ὑμᾶς, G5209 νεκροὺς G3498 ὄντας G5607 ‡ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 παραπτώμασιν G3900 καὶ G2532 τῇ G3588 ἀκροβυστίᾳ G203 τῆς G3588 σαρκὸς G4561 ὑμῶν, G5216 ‡συνεζῳοποίησεν G4806 ὑμᾶς G5209 σὺν G4862 αὐτῷ, G846 χαρισάμενος G5483 ‡ἡμῖν G2254 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 παραπτώματα, G3900 [14] ἐξαλείψας G1813 τὸ G3588 καθ’ G2596 ἡμῶν G2257 χειρόγραφον G5498 τοῖς G3588 δόγμασιν, G1378 ὃ G3739 ἦν G2258 ὑπεναντίον G5227 ἡμῖν· G2254 καὶ G2532 αὐτὸ G846 ‡ἦρκεν G142 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 μέσου, G3319 προσηλώσας G4338 αὐτὸ G846 τῷ G3588 σταυρῷ· G4716 [15] ἀπεκδυσάμενος G554 τὰς G3588 ἀρχὰς G746 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 ἐξουσίας, G1849 ἐδειγμάτισεν G1165 ἐν G1722 παρρησίᾳ, G3954 θριαμβεύσας G2358 αὐτοὺς G846 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ. G846 [16] Μὴ G3361 οὖν G3767 τις G5100 ὑμᾶς G5209 κρινέτω G2919 ἐν G1722 βρώσει G1035 ‡ἢ G2228 ἐν G1722 πόσει, G4213 ἢ G2228 ἐν G1722 μέρει G3313 ἑορτῆς G1859 ἢ G2228 ‡νουμηνίας G3561 ἢ G2228 σαββάτων· G4521 [17] ἅ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 σκιὰ G4639 τῶν G3588 μελλόντων, G3195 τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 σῶμα G4983 ‡χριστοῦ. G5547 [18] Μηδεὶς G3367 ὑμᾶς G5209 καταβραβευέτω G2603 θέλων G2309 ἐν G1722 ταπεινοφροσύνῃ G5012 καὶ G2532 θρησκείᾳ G2356 τῶν G3588 ἀγγέλων, G32 ἃ G3739 ‡μὴ G3361 ἑώρακεν G3708 ἐμβατεύων, G1687 εἰκῇ G1500 φυσιούμενος G5448 ὑπὸ G5259 τοῦ G3588 νοὸς G3563 τῆς G3588 σαρκὸς G4561 αὐτοῦ, G846 [19] καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 κρατῶν G2902 τὴν G3588 κεφαλήν, G2776 ἐξ G1537 οὗ G3739 πᾶν G3956 τὸ G3588 σῶμα, G4983 διὰ G1223 τῶν G3588 ἁφῶν G860 καὶ G2532 συνδέσμων G4886 ἐπιχορηγούμενον G2023 καὶ G2532 ‡συμβιβαζόμενον, G4822 αὔξει G837 τὴν G3588 αὔξησιν G838 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ. G2316 [20] ‡Εἰ G1487 ἀπεθάνετε G599 σὺν G4862 ‡χριστῷ, G5547 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 στοιχείων G4747 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου, G2889 τί G5101 ὡς G5613 ζῶντες G2198 ἐν G1722 κόσμῳ G2889 δογματίζεσθε, G1379 [21] Μὴ G3361 ἅψῃ, G680 μηδὲ G3366 γεύσῃ, G1089 μηδὲ G3366 θίγῃς— G2345 [22] ἅ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 πάντα G3956 εἰς G1519 φθορὰν G5356 τῇ G3588 ἀποχρήσει— G671 κατὰ G2596 τὰ G3588 ἐντάλματα G1778 καὶ G2532 διδασκαλίας G1319 τῶν G3588 ἀνθρώπων; G444 [23] Ἅτινά G3748 ἐστιν G2076 λόγον G3056 μὲν G3303 ἔχοντα G2192 σοφίας G4678 ἐν G1722 ‡ἐθελοθρησκείᾳ G1479 καὶ G2532 ταπεινοφροσύνῃ G5012 ‡καὶ G2532 ἀφειδίᾳ G857 σώματος, G4983 οὐκ G3756 ἐν G1722 τιμῇ G5092 τινὶ G5100 πρὸς G4314 πλησμονὴν G4140 τῆς G3588 σαρκός. G4561

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 2:1a περὶ ¦ ὑπὲρ
  2. ‡ 2:1b Λαοδικείᾳ ¦ Λαοδικίᾳ
  3. ‡ 2:1c ἑωράκασιν ¦ ἑώρακαν ¦ ἑόρακαν
  4. ‡ 2:2a συμβιβασθέντων ¦ συμβιβασθέντες ¦ συνβιβασθέντες
  5. ‡ 2:2b πάντα πλοῦτον ¦ πᾶν πλοῦτος
  6. ‡ 2:2c καὶ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ ¦ πατρὸς τοῦ ¦
  7. ‡ 2:3 τῆς ¦
  8. ‡ 2:4a δὲ ¦
  9. ‡ 2:4b μή τις ¦ μηδεὶς
  10. ‡ 2:7a ἐν ¦
  11. ‡ 2:7b ἐν αὐτῇ ¦ [] ¦
  12. ‡ 2:11 τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ¦
  13. ‡ 2:12a βαπτίσματι ¦ βαπτισμῷ
  14. ‡ 2:12b τῶν ¦
  15. ‡ 2:13a ἐν ¦ [ ] ¦
  16. ‡ 2:13b συνεζῳοποίησεν ὑμᾶς ¦ συνεζῳοποίησε ¦ συνεζωποίησε
  17. ‡ 2:13c ἡμῖν ¦ ὑμῖν
  18. ‡ 2:14 ἦρκεν ¦ ἦρεν
  19. ‡ 2:16a ἢ ¦ καὶ
  20. ‡ 2:16b νουμηνίας ¦ νεομηνίας
  21. ‡ 2:17 χριστοῦ ¦ τοῦ χριστοῦ
  22. ‡ 2:18 μὴ ἑώρακεν ¦ ἑώρακεν ¦ ἑόρακεν
  23. ‡ 2:19 συμβιβαζόμενον ¦ συνβιβαζόμενον
  24. ‡ 2:20a Εἰ ¦ Εἰ οὖν
  25. ‡ 2:20b χριστῷ ¦ τῷ χριστῷ
  26. ‡ 2:23a ἐθελοθρησκείᾳ ¦ ἐθελοθρησκίᾳ
  27. ‡ 2:23b καὶ ¦ [ ]