Colossians 2:20

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers
Col. 2 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


King James Version

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,
New King James Version

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 –
New American Standard Bible

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;
New International Version

Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules:
The Amplified Bible

If then you have died with Christ to material ways of looking at things and have escaped from the world’s crude and elemental notions and teachings of externalism, why do you live as if you still belong to the world? [Why do you submit to rules and regulations? – such as]
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

In view of the fact that you died with Christ from the rudimentary things of the world, why, as living in the world, are you subjecting yourselves to ordinances [such as],
Phillips’ Modern English

So if through your faith in Christ, you are dead to the principles of this world’s life, why, as if you were still part and parcel of this world-wide system, do you take the slightest notice of these purely human prohibitions -
Williams’ Language of the People

If once through fellowship with Christ you died and were separated from the world’s crude notions, why do you live as though you belonged to the world? Why submit to rules such as,
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

Wherefore 3767 if 1487 ye be dead 599 with 4862 Christ 5547 from 575 the 3588 rudiments 4747 of the 3588 world, 2889 why, 5101 as though 5613 living 2198 in 1722 the world, 2889 are ye subject to ordinances, 1379
Col. 2:19 π Col. 2:21
Scriptures π Colossians

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  2. Commentary on James - Neil Girrard Updated through Jas. 1:8

  3. Separate - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) One can believe in all the “essential doctrines” of Christianity but if one speaks out against the ills and evils of “church” and organized, institutional “Christian” religion, then that one simply cannot possibly be a brother in Christ. What?

  4. Spiritual Blindness - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Whether we look at Nicodemus or Eve or Cain or Saul or Elymas or ourselves, the sin nature is common to every man, woman and child.
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