What is the meaning of vain deceit in Colossians 2:8?
WEBJan 11, 2024 · The meaning of vain deceit, an unfamiliar expression to the modern ear, is conveyed in newer translations as “high-sounding nonsense” (NLT) and “empty deceit” (NIV, ESV, NKJV). The term vain (mataios in Greek) means “empty, vacuous, useless, fruitless, and devoid of significance, point, or benefit.” False teachers were spreading ...
What does Colossians 2:8 mean? - BibleRef.com
WEBNKJV Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:8 Meaning of See to It That No One Takes You Captive
WEBNov 2, 2020 · Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. Share Pin
Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through ...
WEBBeware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:8 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org
WEBTake care that no one make a prey of you through philosophy and empty deceit. Emphatic Diaglott (Brooklyn, New York: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society), p. 677. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit.
Colossians 2:8 Commentaries: See to it that no one takes ... - Bible Hub
WEBDeceit is empty (κενός: comp. Ephesians 5:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:1; 1 Corinthians 15:14; distinguish from μάταιος, fruitless, vain), which deceives by being a show of what it is not, a hollow pretence.
Colossians 2:8-14 - BibleGateway.com
WEBBeware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the ...
Colossians 2:8 - BibleGateway.com
WEBSee to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:8 NKJV: Beware lest anyone cheat you through …
WEBBeware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
Colossians 2:8-10 Commentary - Precept Austin
WEBDec 25, 2022 · any Christians today seem to misunderstand the apostle Paul’s warning in Colossians 2:8: “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition.” The truth is, the Bible—interpreted rightly—is no more against philosophy than it is against religion.