TSK · Colossians 2:8

be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of Egypt, that place of slavery.

“For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘Do not let the prophets among you or those who claim to be able to predict the future by divination deceive you. And do not pay any attention to the dreams that you are encouraging them to dream.

Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

“Watch out,” Jesus said to them,“beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking,“What does this foolish babbler want to say?” Others said,“He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods.”(They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.

For it is written,“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent.”

The Resurrection Body But someone will say,“How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

But now that you have come to know God(or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

But you did not learn about Christ like this,

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh!

If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world?

Conclusion O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called“knowledge.”

But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed– not by perishable things like silver or gold,

Watch out, so that you do not lose the things we have worked for, but receive a full reward.