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Colossians 2:23 — King James Version← Study notes

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.


Colossians 2:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:2321 words
GreekMeaning
ἅτινάhatina
whichrelative pronounG3748
ἐστινestin
areverbG1510
λόγονlogon
an appearancenounG3056
μὲνmen
indeedparticleG3303
ἔχονταechonta
havingverbG2192
σοφίαςsophias
of wisdomnounG4678
ἐνen
withprepositionG1722
ἐθελοθρησκίᾳethelothrēskia
self-imposed worshipnounG1479
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosynē
with humilitynounG5012
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀφειδίᾳapheidia
with harsh treatmentnounG857
σώματοςsōmatos
of the bodynounG4983
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐνen
ofprepositionG1722
τιμῇtimē
honornounG5092
τινιtini
a certainpronounG5100
πρὸςpros
againstprepositionG4314
πλησμονὴνplēsmonēn
the indulgencenounG4140
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
σαρκόςsarkos
fleshnounG4561
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 2:23

“Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.” “Show,” he says; not power, not truth. So that even though they have a show of wisdom, let us turn away from them. For he may seem to be a religious person, and modest, and to have a contempt for the body. “Not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.” For God has given it honor, but they use it not with…

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