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

And this I say, least any one should deceive you with fine speeches.

for there shall rise up false Christs, and false prophets, who shall shew great signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

and avoid them; for such people serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by a soothing address and good words deceive the hearts of the innocent.

But I fear least as the serpent seduced Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the purity that is in Christ.

Let no one deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

having eyes full of adultery, and which cannot be restrained from sin: ensnaring unstable souls, and having a heart practised in rapine; cursed people:

These things have I written unto you concerning those who would seduce you.

Beloved, believe not every Spirit, but try the spirits, whether they be of God: for many false prophets are gone out into the world.

For many deceivers are come out into the world, who disown that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. Such a one is a deceiver and an antichrist.

Behold, I come quickly; hold fast what thou hast, that no one may take thy crown.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

So that all who dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Beguile you

Let no one therefore judge you on account of meat, or drink, or in respect of a feast, or a new-moon, or sabbaths;

In a voluntary humility

which things indeed have a pretence to wisdom in voluntary worship, and humiliation, and bodily penance, as having no regard to the satisfying of the flesh.

Worshipping

For though there be some that are called Gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (as there are among the heathen gods many,

Now the Spirit expressly saith, that in latter times some shall apostatize from the faith, attending to seducing spirits,

Intruding

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they neither understand what they say, nor what things they assert.

Vainly

Take heed least any one make a prey of you by philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ:

Now some are puffed up, as if I would not come to you.

Now as to things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge about them. Knowledge however puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

Charity beareth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity is not insolent, is not puffed up,

Fleshly

Now to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:

Because ye are still carnal: for while there is among you envy and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?

For I am afraid least when I come, I should not find you such as I could wish, and I should be found to you such as ye would not: least there should be contentions, emulations, animosities, strifes, thwartings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: and least,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, such as, adultery, fornication, uncleanness,

but if ye have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth;

Whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence? even of your carnal appetites making war in your bodies?