Colossians:2
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For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you ,
and for them at Laodicea ,
and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh ;
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That their hearts might be comforted ,
being knit together in love ,
and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding ,
to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God ,
and of the Father ,
and of Christ ;
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In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge .
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And this I say ,
lest any man should beguile you with enticing words .
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For though I be absent in the flesh ,
yet am I with you in the spirit ,
joying and beholding your order ,
and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ .
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As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord ,
so walk ye in him :
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Rooted and built up in him ,
and stablished in the faith ,
as ye have been taught ,
abounding therein with thanksgiving .
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Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit ,
after the tradition of men ,
after the rudiments of the world ,
and not after Christ .
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For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily .
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And ye are complete in him ,
which is the head of all principality and power :
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In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands ,
in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ :
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Buried with him in baptism ,
wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God ,
who hath raised him from the dead .
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And you ,
being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh ,
hath he quickened together with him ,
having forgiven you all trespasses ;
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Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us ,
which was contrary to us ,
and took it out of the way ,
nailing it to his cross ;
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And having spoiled principalities and powers ,
he made a shew of them openly ,
triumphing over them in it .
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Let no man therefore judge you in meat ,
or in drink ,
or in respect of an holyday ,
or of the new moon ,
or of the sabbath days :
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Which are a shadow of things to come ;
but the body is of Christ .
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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 ,
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And not holding the Head ,
from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered ,
and knit together ,
increaseth with the increase of God .
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Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world ,
why ,
as though living in the world ,
are ye subject to ordinances ,
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Touch not ;
taste not ;
handle not ;
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Which all are to perish with the using ;)
after the commandments and doctrines of men ?
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Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship ,
and humility ,
and neglecting of the body ;
not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh .