Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
Let no one wishing [it] deprive you of your reward by humility and a worship of angels, intruding into what he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind,
New American Standard Bible
Let no one keep
King James Version
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,
Holman Bible
Let no one disqualify you,
International Standard Version
Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels cheat you out of the prize by rejoicing about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up for no reason by his carnal mind.
A Conservative Version
Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
American Standard Version
Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Amplified
Let no one defraud you of your prize [your freedom in Christ and your salvation] by insisting on mock humility and the worship of angels, going into detail about visions [he claims] he has seen [to justify his authority], puffed up [in conceit] by his unspiritual mind,
An Understandable Version
Do not allow anyone, who delights in acting humble [i.e., living an ascetic life] and who worships angels, to rob you of your reward [in heaven]. [Note: This "angel worship" could mean holding angels in high regard because of their role as God's messengers, or the claim that God can be approached only through angelic intermediaries]. He places great importance on what he [claims to] see [i.e., visions], being inflated with pride by his fleshly mind for no [good] reason.
Anderson New Testament
Let no one gain his purpose in depriving you of the palm by an affected humility and worship of angels, prying into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Bible in Basic English
Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,
Common New Testament
Let no one disqualify you for the prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, puffed up without cause by his fleshly mind,
Daniel Mace New Testament
Let no man condemn you, from an affectation of humility, in worshipping of Angels, boldly prying into matters which he knows nothing of, being vainly puft up with his Jewish conceits:
Darby Translation
Let no one fraudulently deprive you of your prize, doing his own will in humility and worship of angels, entering into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
Godbey New Testament
Let no one purposely rob you of your prize by humiliation and worship of the angels, trusting in those things which he has seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his depravity,
Goodspeed New Testament
No one can put you in the wrong by persisting in studied humility and the worship of angels, being absorbed in the visions he has seen, and groundlessly conceited over his mere human mind.
John Wesley New Testament
Let none defraud you of your reward by a voluntary humility and worship of angels, intruding into the things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Julia Smith Translation
Let none condemn you being willing in humility and religious worship of angels, going into what he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
King James 2000
Let no man deceive you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshiping of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let no one condemn you, taking pleasure in humility and the worship of angels, going into detail [about] [the things] which he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
Modern King James verseion
Let no one defraud you, delighting in humility and worship of the angels, intruding into things which he has not seen, without a cause being vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let no man make you shoot at a wrong mark, which after his own imagination walketh in the humbleness and holiness of angels, things which he never saw: causeless, puffed up with his fleshly mind,
Moffatt New Testament
Let no one lay down rules for you as he pleases, with regard to fasting and the cult of angels, presuming on his visions and inflated by his sensuous notions,
Montgomery New Testament
Let no man at his will defraud you of your prize through his false humility and worship of the angels, taking his stand on the visions he has seen, and vainly puffed up by his material mind;
NET Bible
Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.
New Heart English Bible
Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Noyes New Testament
Let no one defraud you of the prize, desiring to do it in humiliation and worshipping of the angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, puffed up without reason by the mind of his own flesh,
The Emphasized Bible
Let, no one, against you, be arbitrating, however wishful, - in respect of lowliness of mind, and of a religious observance of the messengers: upon what things he hath seen, taking his stand, in vain, puffed up by his carnal mind, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let no man juggle you out of your prize, voluntary in [his] humility and the worship of angels, intruding into things which he never saw, vainly puffed up by his carnal imagination;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not let any one defraud you of the reality by affecting delight in so-called 'humility' and angel-worship. Such a man busies himself with his visions, and without reason is rendered conceited by his merely human intellect.
Webster
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshiping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Weymouth New Testament
Let no one defraud you of your prize, priding himself on his humility and on his worship of the angels, and taking his stand on the visions he has seen, and idly puffed up with his unspiritual thoughts.
Williams New Testament
Stop letting anyone, in gratuitous humility and worship of angels, defraud you as an umpire, for such a one is taking his stand on the mere visions he has seen, and is groundlessly conceited over his sensuous mind.
World English Bible
Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Worrell New Testament
Let no one rob you of your prize, wishing to do it in humility and in a worshipping of angels, speculating about the things which he has seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
Worsley New Testament
Let no one deprive you of your reward by an affected humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into what he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind;
Youngs Literal Translation
let no one beguile you of your prize, delighting in humble-mindedness and in worship of the messengers, intruding into the things he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
Themes
Christ, the head of the church » Perverters of the truth do not hold
Humility » Saints should » Beware of false
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping angels
Idolatry » Objects of » Angels
Idolatry » Objects of » Images of angels
Mind » Carnal, general references to
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 2:18
Images Colossians 2:18
Prayers for Colossians 2:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Beware Of Requirements Invented By Humans
17 which are a shadow of things that were to come; but the body is Christ's. 18 Let no one wishing [it] deprive you of your reward by humility and a worship of angels, intruding into what he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind, 19 and not holding the head, from which all the body being supplied and compacted by means of joints and tendons grows with an increase of God.
Phrases
Cross References
Colossians 2:23
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.
Colossians 2:8
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,
1 Timothy 1:7
desiring to be teachers of the law, not understanding what they say nor about what they make confident assertions.
Matthew 24:24
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.
Romans 1:25
who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creation more than the Creator, who is blessed forever, amen.
Romans 8:6-8
for the minding of the flesh is death, but the minding of the Spirit is life and peace.
Romans 16:18
for such serve not our anointed Lord, but themselves, And by kind and complimentary words deceive the minds of the simple.
1 Corinthians 3:3
for you are yet carnal. For when there is envy and strife among you are you not carnal and walk as men?
1 Corinthians 4:18
Some are puffed up as though I would not come to you;
1 Corinthians 8:1
And concerning things offered to idols we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
1 Corinthians 8:5-6
For even if there are those called Gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as there are many gods and many lords,
1 Corinthians 9:24
Know you not that those who run in the race all indeed run, but one takes the prize. So run that you may obtain.
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love is not boastful, is not puffed up,
2 Corinthians 11:3
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.
2 Corinthians 12:20
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;
Galatians 5:19-20
For the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, fornication, impurity, lewdness,
Ephesians 5:6
Let no man deceive you with vain words; for on account of these comes the wrath of God on the children of disobedience.
Philippians 3:14
I press forward to the mark for the prize of the high call of God in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 2:4
But I say this that no one may mislead you with persuasive words.
1 Timothy 4:1
But the Spirit says expressly, that in the last times some shall apostatize from the faith, attending to lying spirits and doctrines of demons,
James 3:14-16
But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not and lie not against the truth.
James 4:1-6
Whence come wars and contentions among you? Come they not thence, from your pleasures that war in your members?
2 Peter 2:14
having eyes full of an adulteress, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart exercised in covetousness, cursed children,
1 John 2:26
I have written these things to you concerning those who deceive you.
1 John 4:1-2
BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2 John 1:7-11
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.
Revelation 3:11
I come quickly; keep what you have, that no man may take your crown.
Revelation 12:9
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.
Revelation 13:8
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.
Revelation 13:14
And he deceives those that dwell on the earth by the miracles which it was given him to perform before the beast, telling those that dwell on the earth to make an image of the beast which had the wound with the sword and lived.
Revelation 19:10
And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; I am your fellow-servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Revelation 22:8-9
And I am John who heard and saw these thing; and when I heard and when I saw I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.