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Colossians 2:23

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

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ἅτινάhatinaWhich thingsὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “Which things”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.Which thingsἐστινestina shewεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “a shew”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.a shewλόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.μὲνmenon one handμένparticle — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.ἔχονταechontato haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.σοφίαςsophiasof wisdomσοφία (sophia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of wisdom”, the of-formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.of wisdomἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐθελοθρησκίᾳethelothrēskiawill worshipἐθελοθρησκίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “will worship”, the to- or for-formG1479arbitrary worship, self-imposed worship.will worshipκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēhumilityταπεινοφροσύνηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “humility”, the to- or for-formG5012humility, lowliness of mind, modesty.humilityκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀφειδίᾳapheidianeglectingἀφειδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “neglecting”, the to- or for-formG857severity, severe treatment.neglectingσώματοςsōmatosof the bodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the body”, the of-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.of the bodyοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτιμῇtimēhonourτιμήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “honour”, the to- or for-formG5092a price, honor.honourτινιtinioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “one”, the to- or for-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toπλησμονὴνplēsmonēnsatisfyingπλησμονή (plēsmonē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “satisfying”, the object formG4140satisfaction, indulgence.the satisfyingτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σαρκόςsarkosof the fleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the flesh”, the of-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.of the flesh

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

which are, indeed, having a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and humble-mindedness, and neglecting of body — not in any honour, unto a satisfying of the flesh.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

Young’s Literal Translation

which are, indeed, having a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and humble-mindedness, and neglecting of body — not in any honour, unto a satisfying of the flesh.

World English Bible

These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body, but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

Darby Translation

(which have indeed an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship, and humility, and harsh treatment of the body, not in a certain honour,) to [the] satisfaction of the flesh.

Douay-Rheims

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in superstition and humility, and not sparing the body; not in any honour to the filling of the flesh.

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