King James Version

Colossians 2:18

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “not” (μὴ) before he has here.

μηδεὶςmēdeisno manμηδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3367no one, none, nothing.no manὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youκαταβραβευέτωkatabrabeuetōof your rewardκαταβραβεύω (katabrabeuō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “of your reward”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2603of the umpire in a contest: I decide against, take part against, condemn (perhaps with the idea of assumption, officialism).of your rewardθέλωνthelōna voluntaryθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “a voluntary”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.a voluntaryἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēhumilityταπεινοφροσύνηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “humility”, the to- or for-formG5012humility, lowliness of mind, modesty.humilityκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθρησκείᾳthrēskeiaworshippingθρησκείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “worshipping”, the to- or for-formG2356(underlying sense: reverence or worship of the gods), worship as expressed in ritual acts, religion.worshippingτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλωνangelōnof angelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of angels”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.of angelsἃhathose things whichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “those things which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.those things whichἑόρακενheorakenhe hathὁράω (horaō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.he hathἐμβατεύωνembateuōnto investigateἐμβατεύω (embateuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to investigate”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1687I enter, set foot on, intrude, pry into.εἰκῇeikēvainlyεἰκῇadverb — “vainly”G1500without a cause, purpose; purposelessly, in vain, for nothing.vainlyφυσιούμενοςphusioumenospuffed upφυσιόω (phusioō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “puffed up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5448I inflate, puff up; pass: I am puffed up, arrogant, proud.puffed upὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.byτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νοὸςnoosmindνοῦς (nous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “mind”, the of-formG3563the mind, the reason, the reasoning faculty, intellect.mindτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σαρκὸςsarkosfleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the of-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μὴmēnotμήnegative particle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

let no one beguile you of your prize, delighting in humble-mindedness and [in] worship of the messengers, intruding into the things he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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,

Young’s Literal Translation

let no one beguile you of your prize, delighting in humble-mindedness and [in] worship of the messengers, intruding into the things he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

World English Bible

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,

Darby Translation

Let no one fraudulently deprive you of your prize, doing his own will in humility and worship of angels, entering into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

Douay-Rheims

Let no man seduce you, willing in humility, and religion of angels, walking in the things which he hath not seen, in vain puffed up by the sense of his flesh,

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