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Colossians 2:16-21
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
16
Therefore, no one is to act as your judge in regard to food and drink, or in respect to a festival or a new moon, or a Sabbath day—
17
things which are
only
a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
18
Take care that
no one keeps defrauding you of your prize by delighting in humility and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on
visions
he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
19
and not holding firmly to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God.
20
If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees,
such as,
21
Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!'
King James Version
Chapter 2
16
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:
17
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
18
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,
19
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.
20
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,
21
Touch not; taste not; handle not;
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 2
16
Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.
17
These are a shadow of what was to come; the substance is Christ.
18
Let no one condemn you by delighting in ascetic practices and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm. Such people are inflated by empty notions of their unspiritual mind.
19
He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, grows with growth from God.
20
If you died with Christ to the elements of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
21
"Don’t handle, don’t taste, don’t touch"?
New Living Translation
Chapter 2
16
So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.
17
For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.
18
Don’t let anyone condemn you by insisting on pious self-denial or the worship of angels, saying they have had visions about these things. Their sinful minds have made them proud,
19
and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it.
20
You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as,
21
Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!'?
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
16
Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.
17
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
18
Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,
19
and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
20
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations —
21
"Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch"
New International Version
Chapter 2
16
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.
17
These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
18
Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.
19
They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.
20
Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:
21
"Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"?
New King James Version
Chapter 2
16
So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths,
17
which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.
18
Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in
false
humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19
and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase
that is
from God.
20
Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as
though
living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations—
21
“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,”
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