Colossians 2:21

Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch;—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

(Touch not; taste not; handle not;

In Context

20If ye have died, together with Christ, from the first principles of the world, why, as though alive in the world, are ye submitting to decrees,—

22Which things are all for decay in the using up;—according to the commandments and teachings of men?

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Cross References

Genesis 3:3but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said Ye shall not eat of it neither shall ye touch it,—lest ye die.

2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore come ye forth out of their midst, and be separated,—saith [the] Lord,—and, one impure, do not touch; and, I, will give you welcome,

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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