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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 2:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:1618 words
GreekMeaning
Μὴ
NotadverbG3361
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
κρινέτωkrinetō
should judgeverbG2919
ἐνen
in regard toprepositionG1722
βρώσειbrōsei
foodnounG1035
ē
orwordG2228
ἐνen
in regard toprepositionG1722
πόσειposei
drinknounG4213
ē
orwordG2228
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
μέρειmerei
regardnounG3313
ἑορτῆςheortēs
to a feastnounG1859
ē
orwordG2228
νουμηνίαςnoumēnias
a New MoonnounG3561
ē
orwordG2228
σαββάτωνsabbatōn
SabbathsnounG4521
Greek 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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