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Colossians 2

You Are Built Up in Christ

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For I wantg2309 you to knowg3609a howg2245 greatg2245 a  astruggleg73 I haveg2192 on your behalfg5228 and for thoseg3588 whog3588 are at  bLaodiceag2993, and for allg3745 those whog3745 have not  1personallyg4561 seeng3708 my faceg4383,

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that their  aheartsg2588 may be encouragedg3870, having been  bknitg4822 togetherg4822 in loveg26, and attaining to allg3956  cthe wealthg4149  1that comes from the fullg4136 assuranceg4136 of understandingg4907, resulting in a  dtrueg1922 knowledgeg1922 of  eGod'sg2316 mysteryg3466, that is, Christg5547 Himself,

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in whomg3739 are hiddeng614 allg3956  athe treasuresg2344 of wisdomg4678 and knowledgeg1108.

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 aI sayg3004 thisg3778 sog2443 that nog3367 oneg3367 will deludeg3884 you with  bpersuasiveg4086 argumentg4086.

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For eveng2532 thoughg1487 I amg548  aabsentg548 in bodyg4561, neverthelessg235 I amg1510 with you in spiritg4151, rejoicingg5463  1to seeg991  2your  bgoodg5010 disciplineg5010 and the  cstabilityg4733 of your faithg4102 in Christg5547.

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Thereforeg3767 as you have receivedg3880  aChristg5547 Jesusg2424 the Lordg2962, so  1 bwalkg4043 in Him,

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having been firmlyg4492  arootedg4492 and now being  bbuiltg2026 up in Him and  cestablishedg950  1in your faithg4102, justg2531a as you  dwere instructedg1321, and overflowingg4052  2with gratitudeg2169.

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 aSeeg991 to it that nog3361 oneg5100 takesg4812 you captiveg4812 throughg1223  bphilosophyg5385 and emptyg2756 deceptiong539, accordingg2596 to the traditiong3862 of meng444, accordingg2596 to the  celementaryg4747 principlesg4747 of the worldg2889,  1ratherg3756 thang2532g3756 accordingg2596 to Christg5547.

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For in Him allg3956 the  afullnessg4138 of Deityg2320 dwellsg2730 in bodilyg4985 formg4985,

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and in Him you have beeng1510  amadeg4137  1completeg4137, and  bHe is the headg2776  2over allg3956  cruleg746 and authorityg1849;

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and in Him  ayou were alsog2532 circumcisedg4059 with a circumcisiong4061 madeg886 withoutg886 handsg886, in the removalg555 of  bthe bodyg4983 of the fleshg4561 by the circumcisiong4061 of Christg5547;

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having been  aburiedg4916 with Him in baptismg908, in whichg3739 you were alsog2532  braisedg4891 up with Him throughg1223 faithg4102 in the workingg1753b of Godg2316, who  craisedg1453 Him from the deadg3498.

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When you were  adeadg3498  1in your transgressionsg3900 and the uncircumcisiong203 of your fleshg4561, He  bmadeg4806 you aliveg4806 togetherg4806 with Him, having forgiveng5483 us allg3956 our transgressionsg3900,

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having canceledg1813 out  athe certificateg5498 of debtg5498 consisting of decreesg1378 againstg2596 us, whichg3739 was hostileg5227 to us; and  bHe has takeng142 it out of the wayg3319, having nailedg4338 it to the crossg4716.

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When He had  1 adisarmedg554 the  brulersg746 and authoritiesg1849, He  amadeg1165 a publicg3954 displayg1165 of them, having  ctriumphedg2358 overg2358 them throughg1722  2Him.

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Thereforeg3767 nog3361 oneg5100 is to  1 aactg2919 as your judgeg2919 in regard to  bfoodg1035 org2532  bdrinkg4213 org2228 in respectg3313 to a  cfestivalg1859 org2228 a  dnewg3501a moong3501a org2228 a  eSabbathg4521  2day--

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things whichg3739 are  aa mere shadowg4639 of what is to comeg3195; but the  1substanceg4983  2belongs to Christg5547.

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Let nog3367 oneg3367 keep  1 adefraudingg2603 you of your prizeg2603 by  bdelightingg2309 in  2self-abasementg5012a and the worshipg2356 of the angelsg32a,  3takingg1687 his standg1687 on visions he has seeng3708,  4 cinflatedg5448 withoutg1500 causeg1500 by his  dfleshlyg4561 mindg3563,

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and not holdingg2902 fastg2902 to  athe headg2776, from whomg3739  bthe entireg3956 bodyg4983, being suppliedg2023 and heldg4822 togetherg4822 by the jointsg860 and  1ligamentsg4886, growsg837 with a growthg838  2which is from Godg2316.

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 aIfg1487 you have diedg599 with Christg5547  1to the  belementaryg4747 principlesg4747 of the worldg2889,  cwhyg5101, as ifg5613 you were livingg2198 in the worldg2889, do you submitg1379 yourself to  ddecreesg1379, such as,

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"Do not handleg681, do not tasteg1089, do not touchg2345!"

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(whichg3739 allg3956 refer  ato things destined to perishg5356  1with useg671)--in accordanceg2596 with the  bcommandmentsg1778 and teachingsg1319 of meng444?

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Theseg3748 are mattersg3056 whichg3748 haveg2192, to be sureg3303a, the  1appearanceg3056 of wisdomg4678 in  2 aself-madeg1479 religiong1479 and self-abasementg5012a and  bsevereg857 treatmentg857 of the bodyg4983, but are of nog3756g5100 valueg5092 againstg4314  cfleshlyg4561 indulgenceg4140.



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