Colossians 2:8

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Make sure that no one makes you their prisoner through false and deceptive reasoning, through ideas that depend on human teachings and the basic spiritual powers of this world rather than on Christ.

Cross References

1 Timothy 6:20

Timothy, guard what God has trusted you with. Stay away from godless chatter and from the opposing ideas that are falsely called knowledge.

Ephesians 5:6

Don’t listen to anyone’s excuses for living like that, because it’s disobedience, and it makes God very angry.

Matthew 7:15

“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you disguised as sheep, but on the inside they’re hungry wolves.

Galatians 4:9

But now you do know God. Even better, God knows you. So why are you turning back to those weak and worthless powers? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again?

Colossians 2:20

Some people still follow the basic spiritual powers of the world. But you died with Christ as far as those powers are concerned. So why do you act as if you still belonged to the world? You’re following rules such as,

2 Timothy 3:13

while evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse. They’ll deceive others and others will deceive them.

2 Peter 3:17

But you, dear friends, have already been warned about this. So be on your guard. Otherwise, people who don’t obey the law might lead you astray, and you’ll lose your secure position.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t be led astray by all kinds of strange teachings. It’s good for our hearts to be made strong by God’s grace, not by eating foods that the law requires. Those foods don’t do anything for the people who eat them.

2 John 1:8

Make sure you don’t lose what we’ve worked for, but make sure you get your full reward.

Galatians 4:3

It’s the same with us. When we were children, we were slaves to the basic spiritual powers of the world.

2 Corinthians 10:5

every argument and every arrogant assumption that keeps people from knowing God. They take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ.

Colossians 2:18

Some people pretend to be humble, and they worship angels. But don’t let people like that judge you. These people tell you in great detail about the visions they’ve seen, and they’re conceited because of all the ideas they have. But their ideas are really useless, because their minds aren’t guided by the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 1:18

You were set free from the empty way of life that was handed down to you by your own people from long ago. You know that you were not bought with things that can pass away, like silver or gold.

Romans 16:17

I warn you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and who trip you up by teaching you things that are the opposite of what you’ve learned. Stay away from them,

Ephesians 4:20

But that’s not the way of life you learned

Galatians 1:14

I had studied Judaism in depth, more so than most Jews my age. That was because I was so devoted to the teachings passed down from those who’d lived before us.

Philippians 3:2

Watch out for those dogs, those bad people, those ones who just want to cut the body.

Matthew 16:6

“Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Matthew 10:17

Be careful who you trust! You’ll be turned over to the local courts and whipped in the synagogues.

Colossians 2:22

Rules like those are about things that will soon pass away. They’re based on merely human rules and teachings.

Ephesians 2:2

You were following the ways of this world and serving the one who rules over the spiritual forces of evil. That’s the spirit who’s still at work in those who aren’t obeying God.

Acts 17:18

A group of Epicurean and Stoic thinkers began to argue with him. Some of them asked, “What is this person blabbing on about?” Others said, “He seems to be talking about gods we’ve never heard of.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and saying that he’d risen from the dead.

Acts 17:32

When they heard Paul talk about the dead being raised, some of them laughed at that idea. But others said, “We want to hear you speak about this again.”

1 Corinthians 8:9

So be careful how you use your rights. Make sure you don’t cause someone who’s weaker than you to fall into sin.

1 Corinthians 10:12

So if you think you’re standing firm, be careful—you might fall.

Galatians 5:15

But if you say or do things that harm one another, watch out! You could end up destroying one another.

Colossians 2:23

It’s true that these rules seem to make sense. They lead people to have a regular schedule of worship, at least to act as if they’re humble, and to be severe with their bodies. But these rules don’t do anything to stop people from giving in to their wrong desires.

Hebrews 3:12

Brothers and sisters, make sure that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.