Colossians 2:20 - Compare All Versions

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So, then, if with Christ you’ve put all that puffed-up and childish religion behind you, why do you let yourselves be bullied by it? “Don’t touch this! Don’t taste that! Don’t go near this!” Do you think things that are here today and gone tomorrow are worth that kind of attention? Such things sound impressive if said in a deep enough voice. They even give the illusion of being pious and humble and austere. But they’re just another way of showing off, making yourselves look important.

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

If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as

Since you died with Christ and were made free from the ruling spirits of the world, why do you act as if you still belong to this world by following rules like these

If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances

Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules

Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations

If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were still living in the world, do you submit to rules and regulations, such as

You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as

For you were included in the death of Christ and have died with him to the religious system and powers of this world. Don’t retreat back to being bullied by the standards and opinions of religion

If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations