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Colossians 2:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:”


Colossians 2:16 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:1618 words
GreekMeaning
ΜὴMē
NotadverbG3361
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
κρινέτωkrinetō
should judgeverbG2919
ἐνen
in regard toprepositionG1722
βρώσειbrōsei
foodnounG1035
ἢē
orwordG2228
ἐνen
in regard toprepositionG1722
πόσειposei
drinknounG4213
ἢē
orwordG2228
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
μέρειmerei
regardnounG3313
ἑορτῆςheortēs
to a feastnounG1859
ἢē
orwordG2228
νουμηνίαςnoumēnias
a New MoonnounG3561
ἢē
orwordG2228
σαββάτωνsabbatōn
SabbathsnounG4521
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 2:16

Having first said darkly, “Take heed lest there shall be any one that makes spoil of you after the tradition of men” Colossians 2:8; and again, further back, “This, I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech” Colossians 2:4; thus preoccupying their soul, and working in it anxious thoughts; next, having inserted those benefits, and increased this effect, he then brings in his reproof last, and says, “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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