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

Worshipping

1 Corinthians 8:5

1 Timothy 4:1

Intruding

1 Timothy 1:7

Vainly

Fleshly

Bible References

No

But I say this that no one may mislead you with persuasive words.

For false Christs and false prophets shall be raised up, and shall show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

for such serve not our anointed Lord, but themselves, And by kind and complimentary words deceive the minds of the simple.

but I fear lest as the serpent deceived Eve with his craftiness, so also your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity which is in Christ.

Let no man deceive you with vain words; for on account of these comes the wrath of God on the children of disobedience.

having eyes full of an adulteress, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart exercised in covetousness, cursed children,

I have written these things to you concerning those who deceive you.

BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in the flesh; this is the deceiver, and the antichrist.

I come quickly; keep what you have, that no man may take your crown.

And the great dragon, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, and who deceives all the world, was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast [to the earth] with him.

And all who dwell on the earth shall worship him, [every one] whose name is not enrolled in the Lamb's book of life who was killed from the foundation of the world.

Beguile you

Let no man therefore judge you in eating and in drinking, or in respect to a feast, or new moon, or sabbath,

In a voluntary humility

Which have an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship and humiliation, and in a rigorous treatment of the body, [which is held] in no respect for the surfeiting of the flesh.

Worshipping

For even if there are those called Gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as there are many gods and many lords,

But the Spirit says expressly, that in the last times some shall apostatize from the faith, attending to lying spirits and doctrines of demons,

Intruding

desiring to be teachers of the law, not understanding what they say nor about what they make confident assertions.

Vainly

See that no one leads you off as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

Some are puffed up as though I would not come to you;

And concerning things offered to idols we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love is not boastful, is not puffed up,

Fleshly

for the minding of the flesh is death, but the minding of the Spirit is life and peace.

for you are yet carnal. For when there is envy and strife among you are you not carnal and walk as men?

For I fear lest when I come I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found such as you wish not; lest there shall be strife, envy, anger, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, pride, dissensions;

For the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, fornication, impurity, lewdness,

But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not and lie not against the truth.

Whence come wars and contentions among you? Come they not thence, from your pleasures that war in your members?