Colossians 2:8

Easy To Read Version

Be sure that no person leads you away with false ideas and words that mean nothing. Those ideas come from people, not Christ. Those ideas are the worthless ideas of people in the world.

Cross References

Jeremiah 29:8

The Lord All-Powerful, the God of the people of Israel, says: “Don’t let your prophets and the people that practice magic fool you. Don’t listen to the dreams they have.

Matthew 10:17

Be careful of people. They will arrest you and take you to be judged. They will whip you in their synagogues. {\cf2\super [128]}

Matthew 16:6

Jesus said to the followers, “Be careful! Guard against the yeast {\cf2\super [219]} of the Pharisees {\cf2\super [220]} and the Sadducees. {\cf2\super [221]} ”

Matthew 7:15

“Be careful of false prophets. {\cf2\super [84]} They come to you and look \{gentle\} like sheep. But they are really dangerous \{like\} wolves.

Acts 17:18

Some of the Epicurean and some of the Stoic philosophers {\cf2\super [353]} argued with him.

Acts 17:32

When the people heard about \{Jesus\} being raised from death, some of them laughed. The people said, “We will hear more about this from you later.”

Romans 16:17

Brothers and sisters, I ask you to be very careful of those people that cause people to be against each other. Be very careful of those people that upset other people’s faith. Those people are against the true teaching you learned. Stay away from those people.

1 Corinthians 10:12

So the person that thinks he is standing strong should be careful that he doesn’t fall.

2 Corinthians 10:5

And we destroy every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. And we capture (catch) every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.

Galatians 1:14

I was becoming a leader in the Jewish religion. I did better than most other Jews my own age. I tried harder than anyone else to follow the old rules. These rules were the customs we got from our ancestors. {\cf2\super [5]}

Galatians 4:3

It is the same for us. We were once like children. We were slaves to the useless rules of this world.

Galatians 4:9

But now you know the true God. Really, it is God who knows you. So why do you turn back to those weak and useless rules you followed before? Do you want to be slaves to those things again?

Galatians 5:15

If you continue hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful! You will completely destroy each other.

Ephesians 2:2

Yes, in the past you lived doing those sins. You lived the way the world lives. You followed the ruler of the evil powers over the earth. That same spirit is now working in those people who refuse to obey God.

Ephesians 4:20

But the things you learned in Christ were not like those bad things.

Ephesians 5:6

Don’t let any person fool you by telling you things that are not true. Those evil things make God angry with the people who don’t obey.

Deuteronomy 6:12

“But be careful! Don’t forget the Lord. You were slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Philippians 3:2

Be careful of those people who do evil. They are like dogs. They demand to cut {\cf2\super [15]} the body.

Colossians 2:18

Some people enjoy acting like they are humble and love to worship angels. Those people always talk about the visions {\cf2\super [14]} they have seen. Don’t let those people say, “You don’t do these things, so you are wrong.” Those people are full of foolish pride because they think only the thoughts of people, \{not the thoughts of God\}.

Colossians 2:20

You died with Christ and were made free from the worthless rules of the world. So why do you act like you still belong to this world? I mean, why do you follow rules like these:

Colossians 2:22

These rules are talking about earthly things that are gone after they are used. These rules are only commands and teachings from people, \{not God\}.

Colossians 2:23

These rules seem to be wise. But these rules are only part of a man-made religion that makes people pretend to be humble and makes them punish their bodies. But these rules don’t help people to stop doing the evil things their sinful selves want to do.

1 Timothy 6:20

Timothy, God has trusted you with many things. Keep those things safe. Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God. Stay away from people who argue against \{the truth\}. Those people use something they call “knowledge”—but it is really not knowledge.

2 Timothy 3:13

People who are evil and cheat other people will become worse and worse. They will fool other people, but they will also be fooling themselves.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Your hearts should be strengthened by God’s grace (kindness), not by obeying rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help people.

Hebrews 3:12

So, brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you is sinful, and refuses to believe, and stops following the living God.

1 Peter 1:18

You know that \{in the past\} you were living in a worthless way. You got that way of living from the people who lived before you. But you were saved from that way of living. You were bought, but not with things that ruin like gold or silver.

2 Peter 3:17

Dear friends, you already know about this. So be careful. Don’t let those evil people lead you away by the wrong things they do. Be careful so that you will not fall from your strong \{faith\}.