Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
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The verse 20 is found in chapter 2 of Colossians. Ascetic rules may appear wise through humility and bodily discipline, but they lack power to deeply transform sinful desires. Paul distinguishes religious appearance from genuine transformation.
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So ihr denn nun abgestorben seid mit Christo den Satzungen der Welt, was lasset ihr euch denn fangen mit Satzungen, als lebtet ihr noch in der Welt?
Pues si sois muertos con Cristo cuanto a los rudimentos del mundo, ¿por qué como si vivieseis al mundo, os sometéis a ordenanzas,
Si murieron con Cristo a los elementos básicos del mundo, ¿por qué, como si todavía vivieran en el mundo, se someten a preceptos
Si vous êtes morts avec Christ aux rudiments du monde, pourquoi, comme si vous viviez dans le monde, vous impose-t-on ces préceptes:
Se dunque, essendo morti con Cristo, siete sciolti dagli elementi del mondo, perchè, come se viveste nel mondo, vi s’impongono ordinamenti?
Se, pois, estais mortos com Cristo quanto aos rudimentos do mundo, por que vos carregam ainda de ordenanças, como se vivêsseis no mundo, tais como:
既然你們與基督同死而脫離了世上粗淺的學說,為甚麼仍像生活在世俗中一樣,去服從那「不可拿、不可嘗、不可摸」等類的規條呢?
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