Colossians 2:22
Which all are unto destruction by the very use, according to the precepts and doctrines of men.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
In Context
21Touch not, taste not, handle not:
Cross References
Isaiah 29:13And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips glorify me, but their heart is far from me, and they have feared me with the commandment and doctrines of men:
Daniel 11:37And he shall make no account of the God of his fathers: and he shall follow the lust of women, and he shall not regard any gods: for he shall rise up against all things.
Mark 7:7And in vain to they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.
John 6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed.
Titus 1:14Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 2:17-23
The Glory of the Christian Economy. ( a. d. 62.) 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a 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… Read the whole commentary →