17 things which are (A)a mere shadow of what is to come; but the [a]substance [b]belongs to Christ. 18 Let no one keep [c](B)defrauding you of your prize by (C)delighting in [d]self-abasement and the worship of the angels, [e]taking his stand on visions he has seen, [f](D)inflated without cause by his (E)fleshly mind, 19 and not holding fast to (F)the head, from whom (G)the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and [g]ligaments, grows with a growth [h]which is from God.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:17 Lit body
  2. Colossians 2:17 Lit of Christ
  3. Colossians 2:18 Or deciding against you
  4. Colossians 2:18 Or humility
  5. Colossians 2:18 Or going into detail about
  6. Colossians 2:18 Or conceited
  7. Colossians 2:19 Lit bonds
  8. Colossians 2:19 Lit of God