- Colossians 2:18
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- Colossians 2:18
- (KJV)
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,
- (1611 KJV)
Let no man beguile you of your reward, in a voluntary
humilitie, and worshipping of Angels, intruding into those things which hee
hath not seene, vainely puft vp by his fleshly minde:
- (1587 Geneva Bible)
Let no man at his pleasure beare rule ouer you
by humblenesse of minde, and worshipping of Angels, aduauncing himselfe in
those thinges which hee neuer sawe, rashly puft vp with his
fleshly minde,
- (1526 Tyndale)
Let no man make you shote at a wroge (marke) which
after his awne ymaginacion walketh in the humblenes and holynes of angels
thinges which he never sawe: causlesse puft vp with his
flesshly mynde
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- Counterfeit Versions
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(CSB) 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.
- (NIV) Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship
of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail
about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle
notions.
- (NASV) Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in
self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he
has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
- (ESV) 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,
- (CEV) Don't be cheated by people who make a show of acting humble and
who worship angels. They brag about seeing visions. But it is all nonsense,
because their minds are filled with selfish desires.
- (1901 ASV) Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and
worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly
puffed up by his fleshly mind,
- (HCSB) Let no one disqualify you, insisting on ascetic practices and the
worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm and inflated without
cause by his fleshly mind.
- (RSV) Let no one disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship
of angels, taking his stand on visions, puffed up without reason by his
sensuous mind,
- (NAB-Roman Catholic) Let no one disqualify you, delighting in
self-abasement and worship of angels, taking his stand on visions, inflated
without reason by his fleshly mind,
- (NWT-Jehovah’s Witnesses) Let no man deprive YOU of the prize who takes
delight in a [mock] humility and a form of worship of the angels, “taking
his stand on” the things he has seen, puffed up without proper cause by his
fleshly frame of mind,
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- Textus Receptus - Traditional Text
- mhdeiV umaV katabrabeuetw qelwn en tapeinojrosunh kai qrhskeia twn
aggelwn a mh ewraken embateuwn eikh jusioumenoV upo tou nooV
thV sarkoV autou
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- Hort-Westcott- Critical Text
- mhdeiV umaV katabrabeuetw qelwn en tapeinojrosunh kai qrhskeia twn
aggelwn a eoraken embateuwn eikh jusioumenoV upo tou nooV thV sarkoV autou
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- Corrupted Manuscripts
- This verse is corrupted in the following manuscripts:
- P 46 - Second century
- Aleph 01 - Sinaiticus - Nineteenth Century Counterfeit
(original)
A 02 - Alexandrinus - Fifth century
- B 03 - Vaticanus - Fourth century
- D 06 - Paris: Claromontanus - Sixth century (original)
- I 016 - Fifth century
- 33 (Minuscule) - Ninth Century
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- Manuscripts which agree with the Textus Receptus for this verse
- Byzantine Text (450-1450 A.D.)
- Aleph 01 - Sinaiticus - Nineteenth Century Counterfeit
(corrected)
C 04 - Ephraemi Rescriptus - Fifth century
- D 06 - Paris: Claromontanus - Sixth century (corrected)
- K 018 - Ninth century
- L 020 - Ninth century
- P 025 - Ninth century
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- Published Critical Greek Texts with Corruptions
- Omit “not” before “seen”
- Lachmann, Karl - 1842 (in brackets or margin)
- Tischendorf, Constantine - 1869
- Tregelles, Samuel - 1857
- Alford, Henry - 1849 revised in 1871
- Westcott and Hort - 1881
- Weiss, Bernhard - 1894
- Nestle - 1927 as revised in seventeenth edition in 1941
- Nestle-Aland - 1979 - Twenty Sixth Edition
- Nestle-Aland - 1993 - Twenty Seventh Edition
- United Bible Societies - 1983 - Fourth Edition
- Von Soden, Freiherr - 1902
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- Affected Teaching
- This is one of those reverse meaning verses which the modern versions
are famous for. In the KJV, you will notice that we are being warned that
those who worship angels and believe they have seen visions of Heaven will
be trying to lead astray as many people as they can, especially the
Christians. We are being informed that these people did NOT see anything of
the sort but they are false teachers and deceivers. However, when we look at
the modern versions, you will see they have left out the important word
“not” and claim these people have seen what they claim they have seen. No
wonder the modern versions are well-accepted in the Charismatic movement
because they believe and teach visions and heavenly visitations. Their
biggest false prophet in this area is Jesse Duplantis who claims he was in
Heaven for five hours. Well the verse in the King James tells us he didn’t
go there nor did he really see anything. If he did, then he was happily
deceived by Satan in believing he went there. The modern versions would
sanction this heresy of heavenly visitations and visions. God warns us
against these false teachers in the last days. The modern versions are
welcome tools in the hands of the false teachers and we must be well-warned
about their fallaciousness. Any time a false version supports what God
denounces, you know you have exactly that, a false version.
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