Colossians 2:8

Beware Of Requirements Invented By Humans

⁷ Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. ⁸ Beware lest any man make a prey of you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. ⁹ For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

Basic Principles of the World

Be Careful

Elements of the World

Of the World

Of This World

Take Heed

Tradition of Men

Pay Attention

Rudiments Of The World

Christ

Messiah

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1 Timothy 6:20

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called;

Galatians 4:3

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

Ephesians 5:6

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

Colossians 2:20

Wherefore, if ye are dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

Deuteronomy 6:12

Then beware lest thou shouldst forget the LORD, who brought thee forth from the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Song of Songs 2:15

Take for us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

Jeremiah 29:8

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that are in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

Matthew 7:15

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Matthew 10:17

But beware of men: for they will deliver you to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.

Matthew 15:2-9

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Matthew 16:6

Then Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Mark 7:3-13

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands often eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

Acts 17:18

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? some others, He seemeth to be a setter-forth of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.

Acts 17:32

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again concerning this matter.

Romans 1:21-22

Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Romans 16:17

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

1 Corinthians 1:19-23

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1 Corinthians 3:18-19

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 15:35-36

But some man will say, How are the dead raised? and with what body do they come?

2 Corinthians 10:5

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Galatians 1:14

And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

Galatians 4:9

But now, after ye have known God, or rather are known by God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which ye desire again to be in bondage?

Ephesians 2:2

In which in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

Ephesians 4:20

But ye have not so learned Christ;

Philippians 3:2

Beware of dogs, beware of evil-workers, beware of the concision.

Colossians 2:18

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,

Colossians 2:22

Which all are to perish with the using;) according to the commandments and doctrines of men?

2 Timothy 2:17-18

And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus;

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil men and seducers will become worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Hebrews 13:9

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines: for it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied in them.

1 Peter 1:18

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain course of life received by tradition from your fathers;

2 Peter 3:17

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.

2 John 1:8

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.