Colossians 2:18

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Colossians 2:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

No

Beguile you

Colossians 2:16

In a voluntary humility

Colossians 2:23

Isaiah 57:9

Worshipping

Daniel 11:38

1 Corinthians 8:5

1 Timothy 4:1

Intruding

1 Timothy 1:7

Vainly

Fleshly

General references

Exodus 20:3

Bible References

No

I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.

Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

for they have harassed you with their wiles, with which they beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the chief of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague on account of Peor."

For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!

I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.

I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.

And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world--he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.

Beguile you

Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.

In a voluntary humility

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.

You journeyed to the king with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your envoys far off, and sent down even to Sheol.

Worshipping

He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.

For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth--as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"--

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

Intruding

"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

"Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise;

Thus says the Lord GOD, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

Vainly

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

Some are arrogant, as though I were not coming to you.

Now concerningfood offered to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." This "knowledge"puffs up, but love builds up.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

Fleshly

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?

For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish--that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?

General references

"You shall have no other gods before me.