King James Version

Colossians 2:20

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before you have here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῷ) before Christ here.

Εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifἀπεθάνετεapethaneteye be deadἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye be dead”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.ye be deadσὺνsunwithσύνpreposition — “with”G4862with.withΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.στοιχείωνstoicheiōnrudimentsστοιχεῖον (stoicheion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “rudiments”, the of-formG4747(a) plur: the heavenly bodies, (b) a rudiment, an element, a rudimentary principle, an elementary rule.the rudimentsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouof the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.of the worldτίtiwhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whyὡςhōsas thoughὡςconjunction — “as though”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.as thoughζῶντεςzōnteslivingζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “living”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.livingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκόσμῳkosmōworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “world”, the to- or for-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldδογματίζεσθεdogmatizestheare ye subject to ordinancesδογματίζομαι (dogmatizomai)verb, present passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “are ye subject to ordinances”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1379I subject to regulations, decree; mid: I subject myself to regulations, am decree-ridden.are ye subject to ordinances

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounWhereforeοὖνconjunction — “Wherefore”G3767therefore, then.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

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