Colossians 2:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Be sure you are not led away by the teaching of those who have nothing worth saying and only plan to deceive you. That teaching is not from Christ. It is only human tradition and comes from the powers that influence this world.

Cross References

1 Timothy 6:20

Timothy, God has trusted you with many things. Keep these things safe. Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God and who argue against you with a “knowledge” that is not knowledge at all.

Ephesians 5:6

Don’t let anyone fool you with words that are not true. God gets very angry when people who don’t obey him talk like that.

Matthew 7:15

“Be careful of false prophets. They come to you and look gentle like sheep. But they are really dangerous like wolves.

Galatians 4:9

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

Colossians 2:20

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

2 Timothy 3:13

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

Jeremiah 29:8

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

2 Peter 3:17

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

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Depend only on God’s grace for spiritual strength, not on rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help anyone.

2 John 1:8

Be careful! Don’t lose the reward we have worked for. Be careful so that you will receive all of that reward.

Galatians 4:3

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

2 Corinthians 10:5

and we tear down every proud idea that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We also capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.

Colossians 2:18

Some people enjoy acting as if they are humble and love to worship angels. They always talk about the visions they have seen. Don’t listen to them when they say you are wrong because you don’t do these things. It is so foolish for them to feel such pride, because it is all based on their own human ideas.

1 Peter 1:18

You know that in the past the way you were living was useless. It was a way of life you learned from those 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.

Romans 16:17

Brothers and sisters, I want you to be very careful of those who cause arguments and hurt people’s faith by teaching things that are against what you learned. Stay away from them.

Ephesians 4:20

But that way of life is nothing like what you learned when you came to know 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 traditions we got from our ancestors.

Philippians 3:2

Be careful of the dogs—those men whose work does only harm. They want to cut on everyone who isn’t circumcised.

Deuteronomy 6:12

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

Matthew 16:6

Jesus said to the followers, “Be careful! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”

Matthew 10:17

Be careful! There are people who will arrest you and take you to be judged. They will whip you in their synagogues.

Colossians 2:22

These rules are talking about earthly things that are gone after they are used. They are only human commands and teachings.

Ephesians 2:2

Yes, in the past your lives were full of those sins. You lived the way the world lives, following the ruler of the evil powers that are above the earth. That same spirit is now working in those who refuse to obey God.

Acts 17:18

Some of the Epicurean and some of the Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some of them said, “This man doesn’t really know what he is talking about. What is he trying to say?” Paul was telling them the Good News about Jesus and the resurrection. So they said, “He seems to be telling us about some other gods.”

Acts 17:32

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

Song of Solomon 2:15

Catch the foxes for us— the little foxes that spoil the vineyard. Our vineyard is now in bloom.

1 Corinthians 8:9

But be careful with your freedom. Your freedom to eat anything may make those who have doubts about what they can eat fall into sin.

1 Corinthians 10:12

So anyone who thinks they are standing strong should be careful that they don’t fall.

Galatians 5:15

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

Colossians 2:23

These rules may seem to be wise as part of a made-up religion in which people pretend to be humble and punish their bodies. But they don’t help people stop doing the evil that the sinful self wants to do.

Hebrews 3:12

So, brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you has the evil thoughts that cause so much doubt that you stop following the living God.