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| 2:1 | For I would that ye 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; |
| 2:2 | That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in 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; |
| 2:3 | In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. |
| 2:4 | And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. |
| 2:5 | For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. |
| 2:6 | As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: |
| 2:7 | Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. |
| 2:8 | 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. |
| 2:9 | For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. |
| 2:10 | And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: |
| 2:11 | In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: |
| 2:12 | Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. |
| 2:13 | And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; |
| 2:14 | 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; |
| 2:15 | And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. |
| 2:16 | Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: |
| 2:17 | Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. |
| 2:18 | Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, |
| 2:19 | And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. |
| 2:20 | Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, |
| 2:21 | (Touch not; taste not; handle not; |
| 2:22 | Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? |
| 2:23 | Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. |
| 2:1 | Because, I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and for those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, |
| 2:2 | that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, |
| 2:3 | in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. |
| 2:4 | Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. |
| 2:5 | Because, though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing to see your order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. |
| 2:6 | Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, |
| 2:7 | rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. |
| 2:8 | Beware lest anyone rob you through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. |
| 2:9 | Because, in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; |
| 2:10 | and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. |
| 2:11 | In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, |
| 2:12 | buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through the faith of the working of God, who has raised Him from the dead. |
| 2:13 | And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, |
| 2:14 | having erased the written record of commands that were against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to the cross. |
| 2:15 | Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. |
| 2:16 | Therefore let no man judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days, |
| 2:17 | which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ. |
| 2:18 | Let no one rob you of your reward, delighting in false humility and worship of angels, meddling into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, |
| 2:19 | And not clinging to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, increases with the increase from God. |
| 2:20 | Therefore, if you are dead with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, are you subject to regulations, |
| 2:21 | ("Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle," |
| 2:22 | which all concern things which perish with the using) according to the commandments and doctrines of men? |
| 2:23 | These things certainly have an appearance of wisdom in self imposed worship and humility, and neglecting of the body, but have no value against the indulgence of the flesh. |
| 2:1 | I wolde ye knewe what fyghtinge I have for youre sakes and for them of Laodicia and for as many as have not sene my parson in the flesshe |
| 2:2 | that their hertes myght be coforted and knet togedder in love and in all ryches of full vnderstondynge for to knowe ye mistery of God ye father and of Christ |
| 2:3 | in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. |
| 2:4 | This I saye lest eny man shuld begyle you with entysinge wordes. |
| 2:5 | For though I be absent in the flesshe yet am I present with you in the sprete ioyinge and beholdinge the order that ye kepe and youre stedfast fayth in Christ. |
| 2:6 | As ye have therfore receaved Christ Iesu the Lorde even so walke |
| 2:7 | roted and bylt in him and stedfaste in the fayth as ye have learned: and therin be plenteous in gevynge thankes. |
| 2:8 | Beware lest eny ma come and spoyle you thorow philosophy and disceatfull vanitie thorow the tradicions of me and ordinaunces after the worlde and not after christ. |
| 2:9 | For in him dwelleth all the fulnes of the godheed bodyly |
| 2:10 | and ye are complete in him which is the heed of all rule and power |
| 2:11 | in whom also ye are circucised with circumcision made mith out hondes by puttinge of the sinfull boddy of the flesshe thorow the circumcision yt is in Christ |
| 2:12 | in that ye are buryed with him thorow baptim in whom ye are also rysen agayne thorowe fayth that is wrought by the operacion of god which raysed him from deeth. |
| 2:13 | And ye which weare deed in synne thorow ye vncircucision of youre flesshe hath he quyckened wt him and hath forgeve vs all oure trespases |
| 2:14 | and hath put out ye handwritinge yt was agaynst vs cotayned in ye lawe writte and that hath he take out of the waye and hath fastened it to his crosse |
| 2:15 | and hath spoyled rule and power and hath made a shewe of the openly and hath triumphed over them in his awne persone. |
| 2:16 | Let no ma therfore trouble youre conscieces aboute meate and drynke or for a pece of an holydaye as the holydaye of the newe mone or of the sabboth dayes |
| 2:17 | which are nothinge but shaddowes of thynges to come: but the body is in Christ. |
| 2:18 | Let no man make you shote at a wroge (marke) which after his awne ymaginacion walketh in the humblenes and holynes of angels thinges which he never sawe: causlesse puft vp with his flesshly mynde |
| 2:19 | and holdeth not the heed wherof all the body by ioyntes and couples receaveth norisshment and is knet to gedder and encreaseth with the in creasynge that commeth of god. |
| 2:20 | Wherfore if ye be deed with Christ fro ordinaunces of the worlde why as though ye yet lived in the worlde are ye ledde with tradicios of them that saye? |
| 2:21 | Touche not tast not handell not: |
| 2:22 | which all perysshe wt the vsinge of the and are after the comaundmentes and doctrins of men |
| 2:23 | which thinges have the similitude of wisdome in chosen holynes and humblenes and in that they spare not the body and do the flesshe no worshype vnto his nede. |
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