Colossians

Colossians 2:18

¹⁸Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who delights	θέλων	thelōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
humility	ταπεινοφροσύνῃ	tapeinophrosynē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5012 humility
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
worship	θρησκείᾳ	thrēskeia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2356 ritual worship, religion
of angels	ἀγγέλων	angelōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G32 an angel, messenger
disqualify	καταβραβευέτω	katabrabeuetō	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2603 I decide against, condemn
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
with speculation about	ἐμβατεύων	embateuōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1687 I enter, set foot on
what	ἃ	ha	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
he has seen	ἑόρακεν	heoraken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
is puffed up	φυσιούμενος	physioumenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5448 I inflate, puff up
without basis	εἰκῇ	eikē	Adverb	G1500 without purpose, in vain
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
unspiritual	σαρκὸς	sarkos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
mind	νοὸς	noos	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3563 the mind, reasoning faculty

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Colossians 2:8 · 1 John 4:1–2 · Colossians 2:23 · 1 Timothy 4:1 · 1 Timothy 1:7 · Revelation 22:8–9 · 1 Corinthians 8:5–6 · Romans 1:25 · 2 John 1:7–11 · James 3:14–16 · 2 Corinthians 11:3 · Philippians 3:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.