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Colossians 2:20-23 CEV You died with Christ (by choosing to follow and obey him). Now the forces of the universe don't have any power over you. Why do you live as if you had to obey such rules as, (21) "Don't handle this. Don't taste that. Don't touch this."? (22) After these things are used, they are no longer good for anything. So why be bothered with the rules that humans have made up? [cp. Isaiah 29:13] (23) Obeying these rules may seem to be the smart thing to do. They appear to make you love God more and to be very humble and to have control over your body. But they don't really have any power over our desires.
Please Understand: Only personal knowledge of, and real faith in, the teachings of Christ can save!
Colossians 2:20-23 GNB You have died with Christ and are set free from the ruling spirits of the universe. Why, then, do you live as though you belonged to this world? Why do you obey such rules as (21) "Don't handle this," "Don't taste that," "Don't touch the other"? (22) All these refer to things which become useless once they are used; they are only human rules and teachings. [cp. Isaiah 29:13] (23) Of course such rules appear to be based on wisdom in their forced worship of angels, and false humility, and severe treatment of the body; but they have no real value in controlling physical passions.
Colossians 2:20-23 GW If you have died with Christ to the world's way of doing things, why do you let others tell you how to live? It's as though you were still under the world's influence. (21) People will tell you, "Don't handle this! Don't taste or touch that!" (22) All of these things deal with objects that are only used up anyway. [cp. Isaiah 29:13] (23) These things look like wisdom with their self-imposed worship, false humility, and harsh treatment of the body. But they have no value for holding back the constant desires of your corrupt nature.
Colossians 2:20-23 ALT Since you died with Christ from the rudimentary elements [or, basic teachings] of the world, why as living in the world are you submitting to regulations? (21) "You yourselves should not handle nor should you taste nor should you touch," (22) which [things] are all for corruption with the using, according to the commandments and teachings of people, [cp. Isaiah 29:13] (23) which are indeed having a reputation of wisdom in self-imposed religion and [false] humility and severe discipline [or, non-indulgence] of [the] body, [but which are] not of any value against indulgence of the flesh.
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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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