OET-LV COL Chapter 2

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2 For/Because I _am _wanting you _all to _have _known, how _much a_struggle I _am _having for you _all and the ones in Laodikeia, and as _many _as have_ not _seen the face of _me in the_flesh, 2 in _order _that the hearts of _them may _be _comforted, having _been _held _together in love, and to all the_riches of _the full _assurance of_ the _insight, to the_knowledge of _the mystery of_ the _god, chosen _one /messiah, 3 in whom all the treasures of_ the _wisdom and of _knowledge are secret.
4 This I _am _saying, in _order _that no _one may _be _deluding you _all by persuade _speech.
5 For/Because if also I _am _being _absent in _the flesh, but the in _spirit I _am with you _all, rejoicing and seeing the order of _you _all, and the firmness of _the faith of _you _all in chosen _one /messiah.
6 Therefore as you _all _received the chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the master, be _walking in him, 7 having _been _rooted and being _built _up in him, and being _confirmed in _the faith, as you _all _were _taught, being _plentiful in thanksgiving.
8 Be _watching _out, lest anyone will _be which taking_ you _all _captive through the philosophy and empty seduction, according _to the tradition of_ the _humans, according _to the principles of _the world, and not according _to chosen _one /messiah.
9 Because in him all the fullness of _the deity is _dwelling bodily, 10 and you _all _are having _been _fulfilled in him, who is the head of _all rule and authority, 11 in whom also you _all _were _circumcised with _circumcision not _hand _made, in the disarmament of _the body of _the flesh, by the circumcision of _the chosen _one /messiah, 12 having _been _buried _with with _him in the washing, in which also you _all _were _raised _up _with him, through the faith in _the working of_ the _god, which having _raised him from the_dead.
13 And you _all being dead in the transgressions and in _the uncircumcision of _the flesh of _you _all, he _made_ us _alive _together with him, having _forgiven all our transgressions to _us, 14 having _wiped _out the handwriting against us in _the decrees, which was hostile to _us, and it has _taken _away out _of the midst, having _nailed it to _the stake, 15 having _disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he _exposed them in public, having _triumphed over _them in him.
16 Therefore not let_ anyone _be _judging you _all in food, and in drink, or in regard of_a_feast, or new _moon, or days _of _rest, 17 which is a_shadow of _the things coming, but the body is of _the chosen _one /messiah.
18 Let_ no _one _be _disqualifying you _all, willing in humility, and the_worship of _the messengers, which he _has _seen detailing, vainly being _arrogant by the mind of _the flesh of _him, 19 and not taking _hold _of the head, from whom all the body by its joints and ligaments being _supplied and being _held _together, is _growing with _the growth of_ the _god.
20 If you _all _died _off with chosen _one /messiah from the principles of _the world, why are _you _all _being _indoctrinated as _though living in the_world:
21 You _may_ not _touch.
You _may_ not _taste.
You _may_ not _touch.
22 Which is all things to corruption in _the depletion, according _to the commands and teachings of_ the _humans?
23 Which things is an_account indeed having of _wisdom in personal _religion and humility, and severity of_the_body, not in any honour against the_indulgence of _the flesh.

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