(A)I say this so that no one will deceive you with (B)persuasive arguments. For even though I am (C)absent in body, I am nevertheless with you in spirit, rejoicing [a]to see [b]your (D)orderly manner and the (E)stability of your faith in Christ.

Therefore, as you have received (F)Christ Jesus the Lord, so [c](G)walk in Him, having been firmly (H)rooted and now being (I)built up in Him and (J)established [d]in [e]your faith, just as you (K)were instructed, and overflowing [f]with gratitude.

(L)See to it that there is no one who takes you captive through (M)philosophy and empty deception in accordance with human tradition, in accordance with the (N)elementary principles of the world, [g]rather than in accordance with Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:5 Lit and seeing
  2. Colossians 2:5 Or your good order
  3. Colossians 2:6 Or lead your life
  4. Colossians 2:7 Or by
  5. Colossians 2:7 Or the faith
  6. Colossians 2:7 One early ms in it with
  7. Colossians 2:8 Lit and not

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