Let no oneμηδεὶςdisqualifyκαταβραβευέτωyou,ὑμᾶςdelightingθέλωνinἐνhumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃandκαὶthe worshipθρησκείᾳof angels,τῶν ἀγγέλωνentering intoἐμβατεύωνwhatἃhe has seen,ἑόρακενpuffed upφυσιούμενοςwithout reasonεἰκῇbyὑπὸthe mindτοῦ νοὸςof his flesh,τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ
Colossians 2:18
Study it in the app“Let no one disqualify you, delighting in humility and the worship of angels, entering into what he has seen, puffed up without reason by the mind of his flesh,”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 2:18, word by word
- Let no oneμηδεὶςmēdeis
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdeis” appears- disqualifyκαταβραβευέτωkatabrabeuetō
disqualify
Disqualify, take away the prize like an unjust judge.
Where else “katabrabeuetō” appears- delightingθέλωνthelōn
delight in
To be ready, or to delight in: "mercy is what I want".
Where else “thelōn” appears- humilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosynēi
humility
Humility: not thinking of oneself more highly than is right.
Where else “tapeinophrosynēi” appears- the worshipθρησκείᾳthrēskeiai
religion, worship
Religion, worship: the outward way of serving God.
Where else “thrēskeiai” appears- of angelsἀγγέλωνangelōn
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōn” appears- entering intoἐμβατεύωνembateuōn
go into, dwell on
Go into something, enter in.
Where else “embateuōn” appears- he has seenἑόρακενheoraken
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heoraken” appears- puffed upφυσιούμενοςphysioumenos
puff up
Puff up; be puffed up with pride.
Where else “physioumenos” appears- without reasonεἰκῇeikēi
in vain, without cause
In vain, to no purpose; also without cause.
Where else “eikēi” appears- the mindνοὸςnoos
mind
The capacity to think, judge and understand in each person.
Where else “noos” appears- of his fleshσαρκὸςsarkos
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarkos” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
“Delighting in”: a Hebrew expression in Greek. Many manuscripts read “in what he has not seen.”
The context
17which are a shadow of the things to come, but the body belongs to the Messiah.
18 · This verse (above)
19and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, supplied and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth of God.