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Colossians 2:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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,


Colossians 2:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:1821 words
GreekMeaning
μηδεὶςmēdeis
No oneadjectiveG3367
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
καταβραβευέτωkatabrabeuetō
should disqualifyverbG2603
θέλωνthelōn
delightingverbG2309
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosynē
humilitynounG5012
καὶkai
andwordG2532
θρησκείᾳthrēskeia
the worshipnounG2356
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἀγγέλωνangelōn
angelsnounG32
ha
whichrelative pronounG3739
ἑόρακενheoraken
he has seenverbG3708
ἐμβατεύωνembateuōn
detailingverbG1687
εἰκῇeikē
vainlyadverbG1500
φυσιούμενοςphysioumenos
being puffed upverbG5448
ὑπὸhypo
byprepositionG5259
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
νοὸςnoos
mindnounG3563
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
σαρκὸςsarkos
fleshnounG4561
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 2:18

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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