Colossians 2:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You died with Christ. Now the forces of the universe don't have any power over you. Why do you live as if you had to obey such rules as,

Cross References

John 15:19

If you belonged to the world, its people would love you. But you don't belong to the world. I have chosen you to leave the world behind, and that is why its people hate you.

2 Corinthians 10:3

We live in this world, but we don't act like its people

Galatians 4:3

That is how it was with us. We were like children ruled by the powers of this world.

Galatians 6:14

But I will never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his cross, the world is dead as far as I am concerned, and I am dead as far as the world is concerned.

Ephesians 2:15

to destroy the Law of Moses with all its rules and commands. He even brought Jews and Gentiles together as though we were only one person, when he united us in peace.

Colossians 2:14

God wiped out the charges that were against us for disobeying the Law of Moses. He took them away and nailed them to the cross.

Colossians 2:16

Don't let anyone tell you what you must eat or drink. Don't let them say that you must celebrate the New Moon festival, the Sabbath, or any other festival.

Colossians 2:21

“Don't handle this. Don't taste that. Don't touch this.”?

Colossians 2:8

Don't let anyone fool you by using senseless arguments. These arguments may sound wise, but they are only human teachings. They come from the powers of this world and not from Christ.

Colossians 3:3

You died, which means that your life is hidden with Christ, who sits beside God.

Hebrews 13:9

Don't be fooled by any kind of strange teachings. It is better to receive strength from God's undeserved kindness than to depend on certain foods. After all, these foods don't really help the people who eat them.

James 4:4

You people aren't faithful to God! Don't you know that if you love the world, you are God's enemies? And if you decide to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

1 John 5:19

We are certain that we come from God and that the rest of the world is under the power of the devil.