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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Colossians 2 Godbey New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/colossians/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/colossians/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Godbey New Testament</a> > Colossians 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../colossians/1.htm" title="Colossians 1">◄</a> Colossians 2 <a href="../colossians/3.htm" title="Colossians 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Godbey New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/colossians/2-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Absent in Body, Present in Spirit<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../revelation/3.htm#14">Revelation 3:14–22</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have in behalf of you, and those in Laodicea, and so many as have not seen my face in the flesh; <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>in order that their hearts may be comforted, being knitted together in divine love, and in all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the perfect knowledge of the mystery of God, of Christ, <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I say this in order that no one may deceive you with a persuasive speech. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For if I am absent in the flesh, but I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the establishment of your faith toward Christ.<p> <A name="7"></a><p class="hdg">Alive with Christ<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../ephesians/2.htm">Ephesians 2:1–10</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Therefore as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk about in him, <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>having been rooted and grounded in him, and confirmed in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in thanksgiving.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>See that no one shall be deceiving you through philosophy and empty delusion, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ, <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>because in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and you are complete in him, who is the head of all government and authority: <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>in whom you are also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of depravity, in the circumcision of Christ; <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>having been buried with him in baptism, in which you are also raised by the faith of the operation of God, who raised him from the dead: <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>and you, being dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your depravity, has he created life in you along with himself, having forgiven us all transgressions, <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>having blotted out the handwriting which was against us in ordinances, which was antagonistical to us: and took it out from the midst, having nailed it to the cross; <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>having destroyed governments and authorities, he made a public exhibition of them triumphing over them on it.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Therefore let no one judge you in meat, or in drink, or in the participation of a feast, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath: <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>which things are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is of Christ. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>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, <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and not holding the Head, from which the entire body, by joints and ligaments being supplied and knitted together, increases the increase of God.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>If along with Christ you are dead from the elements of the world, why are you dogmatized as living in the world, <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Touch not, taste not, handle not, <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>those things which are all unto destruction by use according to the commandments and teachings of the people? <span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Which indeed are having a word of wisdom in will worship, and humiliation, and austerity of the body; 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