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Epistle to the Colossians, Chapter 2

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Chapter 2 of Colossians—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ For I want YOU to realize how great a struggle1 I am having in behalf of YOU and of those at La·o·di·ceʹa2 and of all those who have not seen my face in the flesh,
  2. that their hearts may be comforted,3 that they may be harmoniously joined together in love4 and with a view to all the riches of the full assurance of [their] understanding,5 with a view to an accurate knowledge of the sacred secret of God, namely, Christ.[a]6
  3. Carefully concealed in him are all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.7
  4. This I am saying that no man may delude[b] YOU with persuasive arguments.8
  5. For though I am absent in the flesh, all the same I am with YOU in the spirit,9 rejoicing and beholding YOUR good order10 and the firmness of YOUR faith11 toward Christ.
  6. ¶ Therefore, as YOU have accepted Christ Jesus the Lord, go on walking in union12 with him,
  7. rooted13 and being built up14 in him and being stabilized in the faith,15 just as YOU were taught, overflowing with [faith][c] in thanksgiving.16
  8. ¶ Look out: perhaps there may be someone who will carry17 YOU off as his prey through the philosophy18 and empty deception[d]19 according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary20 things of the world and not according to Christ;
  9. because it is in him that all the fullness21 of the divine22 quality[e]23 dwells bodily.
  10. And so YOU are possessed of a fullness by means of him, who is the head of all government and authority.24
  11. By relationship25 with him YOU were also circumcised26 with a circumcision performed without hands by the stripping off the body of the flesh,27 by the circumcision that belongs to the Christ,
  12. for YOU were buried with him in [his][f] baptism,28 and by relationship with him YOU were also raised29 up together through [YOUR] faith30 in the operation31 of God, who raised him up from the dead.32
  13. ¶ Furthermore, though YOU were dead in YOUR trespasses and in the uncircumcised state of YOUR flesh, [God][g] made YOU alive together with him.33 He kindly forgave us all our trespasses34
  14. and blotted35 out[h] the handwritten document[i]36 against us, which consisted of decrees37 and which was in opposition to us;38 and He has taken it out of the way by nailing39 it to the torture stake.[j]40
  15. Stripping the governments and the authorities41 bare, he exhibited[k] them in open public as conquered,42 leading them in a triumphal procession43 by means of it.[l]
  16. ¶ Therefore let no man judge44 YOU in eating and drinking45 or in respect of a festival46 or of an observance of the new moon47 or of a sabbath;[m]48
  17. for those things are a shadow49 of the things to come, but the reality[n]50 belongs to the Christ.51
  18. Let no man deprive52 YOU of the prize53 who takes delight in a [mock] humility[o] and a form of worship[p] of the angels, “taking his stand on”[q] the things he has seen, puffed up without proper cause by his fleshly frame of mind,
  19. whereas he is not holding fast to the head,54 to the one from whom all the body, being supplied and harmoniously joined together55 by means of its joints and ligaments, goes on growing with the growth that God gives.56
  20. ¶ If YOU died57 together with Christ toward the elementary58 things of the world,59 why do YOU, as if living in the world, further subject yourselves to the decrees:60
  21. “Do not handle, nor taste,61 nor touch,”62
  22. respecting things that are all destined to destruction by being used up, in accordance with the commands and teachings of men?63
  23. Those very things are, indeed, possessed of an appearance of wisdom in a self-imposed form of worship[r] and [mock] humility, a severe treatment of the body;64 but they are of no value in combating the satisfying of the flesh.65

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Of the God of Christ,” P46B; א*AVg, “of God the Father of (the) Christ (Jesus).”
  2. ^ Or, “cheat.”
  3. ^ “Overflowing in it,” BSyh,pArm; א*AVg, “overflowing.”
  4. ^ Lit., “seduction.”
  5. ^ “Divine quality.” Lit., “godship.” Gr., the·oʹte·tos; Lat., di·vi·ni·taʹtis.
  6. ^ Lit., “the.”
  7. ^ Lit., “he.”
  8. ^ Lit., “having wiped out.”
  9. ^ Or, “covenant.”
  10. ^ See App 5C.
  11. ^ Lit., “he made show of.”
  12. ^ Or, “him.” Gr., au·toiʹ, dative, sing.
  13. ^ Or, “of sabbaths.”
  14. ^ Or, “substance.” Lit., “body.” Gr., soʹma; Lat., corʹpus.
  15. ^ Lit., “lowly-mindedness.”
  16. ^ “Form of worship.” Lat., re·li·gi·oʹne, “religion.”
  17. ^ Quoted from the initiation rites of pagan mysteries.
  18. ^ Lit., “self-willed form of worship.” Gr., e·the·lo·thre·skiʹai; Lat., su·per·sti·ti·oʹne, “superstition.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Pp 1:30
  2. ^ Col 4:16
  3. ^ 2Co 1:6
  4. ^ Col 3:14
  5. ^ Eph 3:18
  6. ^ 1Co 2:1, 7; Eph 3:6
  7. ^ 1Co 1:30; 2:16
  8. ^ Ro 16:18; Eph 5:6
  9. ^ Ac 17:16; 1Co 5:3
  10. ^ 1Co 14:40
  11. ^ 1Co 15:58; Heb 3:14; 1Pe 5:10
  12. ^ Jn 17:21
  13. ^ Eph 3:17
  14. ^ Eph 2:20
  15. ^ Mt 7:24; Jd 20
  16. ^ Eph 5:20; 1Th 5:18
  17. ^ Heb 13:9
  18. ^ 1Co 2:13; 2Pe 1:16
  19. ^ Eph 5:6
  20. ^ Ga 4:3
  21. ^ Eph 1:23; Col 1:19
  22. ^ Ac 17:29
  23. ^ Jn 1:16; Ro 1:20
  24. ^ Eph 1:21; Col 1:16; 1Pe 3:22
  25. ^ Mt 5:19
  26. ^ De 10:16; Ro 2:29; Pp 3:3
  27. ^ Ro 6:6
  28. ^ Ro 6:4; 1Co 15:29
  29. ^ Eph 2:6; Col 3:1
  30. ^ Eph 2:8
  31. ^ Eph 1:19
  32. ^ Ac 2:24
  33. ^ Eph 2:1, 5, 13
  34. ^ Ac 2:38
  35. ^ Ac 3:19
  36. ^ Ex 34:27; De 31:24; 2Ki 23:2; Eph 2:14; Heb 7:18
  37. ^ De 4:8; Eph 2:15
  38. ^ Ro 7:10; Ga 3:10
  39. ^ Jn 20:25
  40. ^ Ga 3:13; Heb 9:15; 1Pe 2:24
  41. ^ Eph 6:12
  42. ^ 1Jo 5:4; Re 3:21
  43. ^ Ps 68:24; 2Co 2:14
  44. ^ Ro 14:3
  45. ^ Ro 14:17
  46. ^ Ro 14:6
  47. ^ Ps 81:3
  48. ^ Ga 4:10
  49. ^ Ex 25:40; Heb 8:5; 10:1
  50. ^ Jn 14:6; Heb 9:23
  51. ^ Heb 9:11
  52. ^ Ro 16:18; Eph 5:6; 2Pe 2:14; 1Jo 2:26
  53. ^ Pp 3:14
  54. ^ Eph 1:22
  55. ^ Eph 2:21
  56. ^ Eph 4:16
  57. ^ Ga 2:20
  58. ^ Ga 4:3
  59. ^ Jn 17:16; 1Jo 2:15
  60. ^ Eph 2:15; Col 2:14
  61. ^ Le 7:23
  62. ^ Le 5:2
  63. ^ Is 29:13; Mt 15:9
  64. ^ 1Ti 4:3
  65. ^ Ro 13:14

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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