20If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,


In Context

17 which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.

18 Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

19 and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.

20 If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,

21 Handle not, nor taste, nor touch

22 (all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men?

Colossians 2:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:20If then you be dead with Christ from the elements of this world, why do you yet decree as though living in the world?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:20If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20If ye have died with Christ from the elements of the world, why as if alive in the world do ye subject yourselves to ordinances?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20Wherefore, if ye are dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20If, then, ye did die with the Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Why if you be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are you subject to ordinances,