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

This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasive speech;

for there will arise false Christs and false prophets; and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

For those who are such are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and, through their kind words and flattering speeches, they beguile the hearts of the simple.

but I fear lest, by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and purity which is toward Christ.

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

having eyes full of lustfulness, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstable souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of a curse;

These things I wrote to you concerning those who would deceive you.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

Because many deceivers went out into the world, who confess not Jesus Christ as coming in flesh. This is the deceiver and the Anti-Christ.

I am coming speedily; hold fast that which you have, that no one take your crown.

And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole habitable earth; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the founding of a world.

Beguile you

Let no one, therefore, judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of a feast, or a new moon, or sabbaths,

In a voluntary humility

Which things, having, indeed, a show of wisdom, in will-worship, humility, and severe treatment of the body, are not of any value, against the indulgence of the flesh.

Worshipping

For, even if there are things called gods, whether in heaven, or on earth (as there are gods many, and lords many);

But the Spirit expressly saith, that in later times, some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and to teachings of demons,

Intruding

wishing to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

Vainly

Beware, lest there should be any one who makes a spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceits, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ;

Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you;

Now, concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know because we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Love suffers long, is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not herself, is not puffed up,

Fleshly

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

for ye are yet carnal; for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I desire, and that I, too, should be found by you such as ye do not desire; lest, by any means, there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

But, if ye have bitter jealousy and contention in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.

Whence are wars, and whence are battles among you? Are they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?