OET COL chapter 2

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2 I want you all to know how much I struggle for you and for those in Laodicea and for those who’ve never actually set eyes on me. 2 By knowing that, their hearts 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 God, Messiah. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? 3 He holds all the treasures of wisdom and secret knowledge.

4 I’m telling you all this so that none of you will be deceived by persuasive talk, 5 because even though I’m physically far way, I’m with you all in the spirit. I’m pleased to see the sensibleness and firmness of your faith in Messiah.

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.

2:6 Living in Messiah

6 So in the same way that you all received the messiah, Yeshua the master, keeping living in him. 7 You’ve already been rooted in him and then built-up and confirmed in the faith just as all of you were taught, and being very thankful.

8 Be careful in case anyone captures your minds with fancy ideas or theories without proof that come from human traditions or from worldly thinking, and not from Messiah. 9 Every component of the greatness of God lives in his human body, 10 and you also have been completed and are in him. He is the head of all rule and authority.

11 It wasn’t just human hands that circumcised you by cutting off part of the body, but Messiah circumcised you all by cutting you away from your sinful acts. 12 [ref]You all were buried with him when you were immersed in water, and you came back to life with him when you came up from the water, through faith in God’s working which gave him life after death. 13 [ref]You all were dead in your disobedience and because your bodies were ‘uncircumcised’. Then he made us alive together with him after he forgave us for all our disobedience. 14 [ref]He erased the writing that listed the charges against us and so it was removed—nailed to the stake. 15 He had disarmed the rulers and authorities and publicly exposed them, because he had won the victory over them on the stake.

16 [ref]Don’t let anyone judge you all about what you eat or drink, or about observing feasts or holidays or days of rest. 17 They’re just shadows of what’s coming, but the body causing the shadow is that of the messiah. 18 Don’t let anyone be disqualifying you all with their apparent humility and worshipping the messengers, telling you what they’ve seen and being arrogant and vain about their earthly minds. 19 [ref]They’re not listening to the head which controls all the joints and ligaments of the body and holds it all together as God causes it to grow.

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.

2:20 From death to life with the messiah

20 If you’ve died to worldly principles, then why are you letting yourselves be indoctrinated with worldly living: 21 ‘Don’t hold this. Don’t taste that. Don’t touch this.’ 22 No, All those rules lead to corruption when they’re used as the commandments and teaching of humans. 23 They seem to be wise and make you more religious or humble as you strictly obey them, but don’t honour the realities of our worldly desires.

2:12: Rom 6:4.

2:13: Eph 2:1-5.

2:14: Eph 2:15.

2:16: Rom 14:1-6.

2:19: Eph 4:16.

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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