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Colossians 2:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 8 Look out that no one takes you captive* by means of the philosophy and empty deception+ according to human tradition, according to the elementary things of the world and not according to Christ;

Colossians 2:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 8 Look out that no one takes you captive* by means of the philosophy and empty deception+ according to human tradition, according to the elementary things of the world and not according to Christ;

Colossians 2:8

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 8 Βλέπετε Be YOU looking at μή not τις someone ὑμᾶς YOU ἔσται will be ὁ the (one) συλαγωγῶν leading as booty διὰ through τῆς the φιλοσοφίας philosophy καὶ and κενῆς empty ἀπάτης seduction κατὰ according to τὴν the παράδοσιν tradition τῶν of the ἀνθρώπων, men, κατὰ according to τὰ the στοιχεῖα elementary things τοῦ of the κόσμου world καὶ and οὐ not κατὰ according to Χριστόν· Christ;

Colossians 2:8

King James Version
- 8 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.

Colossians 2:8

American Standard Version
- 8 Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

Colossians 2:8

The Bible in Living English
- 8 Look to it that there be not somebody who carries you off by philosophy and empty deceit along the line of human tradition, of the world’s elements and not of Christ,