Colossians 2:23 Cross References - Lamsa

²³ And it appears there is some word of wisdom in these things when presented by the humble person in fear of God; provided they disregard the things of the flesh, not those things which are honourable but only those things which satisfy the pleasure of the flesh.

²⁷ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like tombs painted white, which look beautiful from the outside, but inside are full of dead bones and all kinds of corruption. ²⁸ Even so, from the outside you appear to men to be righteous, but from within you are full of iniquity and hypocrisy.

¹³ For they are false apostles, and deceitful workers, posing as apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ There is no marvel in this; for if Satan disguises himself as the angel of light, ¹⁵ It is no great thing if his ministers also pose as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

²⁹ For no man ever yet hated his own body; but nourishes it and cherishes it, even as Christ does for his church.

⁸ Beware lest any man mislead you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the teaching of men, after the principles of the world, and not after Christ.

¹⁸ Let no man, by pretense of sincerity, doom you, so that you worship angels; for he is bold about the things he has not seen, and foolishly he is proud of his intellectual powers.

²² For these things are customs which are changeable and they are the commandments and doctrines of men.

³ Who prohibit marriage, and demand abstinence from foods which God has created for use and thanksgiving of those who believe and know the truth.

⁸ For physical training profits only for a little while: but righteousness is profitable in all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.