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Colossians

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Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Beware to look (at) V-PMA-2P H991 βλέπετε blepo (blep'-o)
lest not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation) Adv H3361 μή me (may)
any man a certain one, someone, anyone IPro-NMS H5100 τις tis (tis)
through through, on account of, because of Prep H1223 διὰ dia (dee-ah')
philosophy the love or pursuit of wisdom N-GFS H5385 φιλοσοφίας philosophia (fil-os-of-ee'-ah)
vain empty Adj-GFS H2756 κενῆς kenos (ken-os')
deceit, deceit N-GFS H539 ἀπάτης apate (ap-at'-ay)
after down, against, according to Prep H2596 κατὰ kata (kat-ah')
the tradition a handing down or over, a tradition N-AFS H3862 παράδοσιν paradosis (par-ad'-os-is)
of men, a man, human, mankind N-GMP H444 ἀνθρώπων anthropos (anth'-ro-pos)
after down, against, according to Prep H2596 κατὰ kata (kat-ah')
the rudiments one of a row, hence a letter (of the alphabet), by ext. the elements (of knowledge) N-ANP H4747 στοιχεῖα stoicheion (stoy-khi'-on)
of the world, order, the world N-GMS H2889 κοσμοῦ kosmos (kos'-mos)
not not, no Adv H3756 οὐ ou (oo)
and and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai (kahee)
after down, against, according to Prep H2596 κατὰ kata (kat-ah')
Christ. the Anointed One, Messiah, Christ N-AMS H5547 Χριστόν Christos (khris-tos')

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King James Bible Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Berean Bible Beware Take heed lest any man spoil there will be anyone taking you captive through philosophy and vain empty deceit, after according to the tradition of men, after according to the rudiments principles of the world, world and not after according to Christ.
Hebrew Greek English Beware lest any man spoil See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and vain deceit, after empty deception, according to the tradition of men, after according to the rudiments elementary principles of the world, and not after rather than according to Christ.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Beware lest any man spoil See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and vain deceit, after empty deception, according to the tradition of men, after according to the rudiments elementary principles of the world, and not after rather than according to Christ.