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Colossians 2:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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 2:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:827 words
GreekMeaning
ΒλέπετεBlepete
do take heedverbG991
μή
lestwordG3361
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
ἔσταιestai
there will beverbG1510
ho
whoarticleG3588
συλαγωγῶνsylagōgōn
is taking captiveverbG4812
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
φιλοσοφίαςphilosophias
philosophynounG5385
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κενῆςkenēs
emptyadjectiveG2756
ἀπάτηςapatēs
deceitnounG539
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
παράδοσινparadosin
traditionnounG3862
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
of mennounG444
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὰta
thearticleG3588
στοιχεῖαstoicheia
principlesnounG4747
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐou
notadverbG3756
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
ΧριστόνChriston
ChristnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 2:8

“Take heed lest there shall be any one that makes spoil of you.” Do you see how he shows him to be a thief, and an alien, and one that enters in softly? For he has already represented him to be entering in. “Beware.” And he well said “makes spoil.” As one digging away a mound from underneath, may give no perceptible sign, yet it gradually settles, so do you also beware; for this is his main point, not even to let himself be perceived. As if some one were robbing every day,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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