Colossians 2:23

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

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

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”

The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;

But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.

He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks.

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.

The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

So man is brought low, mankind is humbled, and the eyes of the arrogant ones are humbled;

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Yet, Yahweh, you know all their counsel against me to kill me. Don’t forgive their iniquity. Don’t blot out their sin from your sight, Let them be overthrown before you. Deal with them in the time of your anger.

But they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

And again, “The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”

Some of you were such, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

“Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,” but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

But if you marry, you have not sinned. If a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have oppression in the flesh, and I want to spare you.

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,

Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.

For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

then beware lest you forget Yahweh, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into Yahweh’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.

for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.

Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.

He will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.

For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Don’t let your prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you. Don’t listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols.

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.

“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”

Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.

Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’

Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don’t have life in yourselves.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles.

I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

As many as desire to make a good impression in the flesh compel you to be circumcised; just so they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.

concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

“Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch”

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,

You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.

Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Man is brought low, and mankind is humbled; therefore don’t forgive them.

He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.”

For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

(all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men?