Colossians 2:18

No-one: be-down-prizing/umpiring-down/against you, will-ing in to{humble-prudent-ness} and to{ceremonial/ritual-observance-ia} of{the messengers}, which[plural] it-has_not_seen, stepping-in feignedly, being-inflated under of{the mind/thinking} of{the flesh} of{same},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

17which[plural] it-is-being [a] shadow of{the about-to-be-being}; moreover, the body of{the Anointed}.

19and not [up]holding the head, out of{whom} the every body, through of{the junctions/points-of-connections} and of{bound-togethers[noun]}, being-supplied/provided-upon and being-step-ized-together, is-growing the grow-sis[i.e. state of growth] of{the God}.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:24for false-anointeds and false-prophets will-be-roused, and they-will-give great signs and miracles such-as to-lead-astray, if enabled/empowered[adjective], also the chosen.

Romans 8:6for the consider/deem-effect of{the flesh} [is] death; moreover, the consider/deem-effect of{the spirit} being-alive[noun] and peace,

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 →

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