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Colossians 2:20-23

20 Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules:

21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?

22 These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.

23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.

Cross References for Colossians 2:20-23

1 John 5:19 - We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil ... Click to read the verse 1 John 5:19 Click to read the verse 1 John 5:19

Colossians 2:16 - Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious f... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:16 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:16

1 Peter 2:24 - He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for rig... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:24 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:24

James 4:4 - You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyo... Click to read the verse James 4:4 Click to read the verse James 4:4

Ephesians 2:14 - For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividi... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:14 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:14

Ephesians 2:15 - by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to cr... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:15 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:15

Hebrews 7:16 - one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basi... Click to read the verse Hebrews 7:16 Click to read the verse Hebrews 7:16

Hebrews 13:9 - Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be stren... Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:9 Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:9

Leviticus 11:24 - “‘You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean ti... Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:24 Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:24

Colossians 3:3 - For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. Click to read the verse Colossians 3:3 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:3

John 15:19 - If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the ... Click to read the verse John 15:19 Click to read the verse John 15:19

1 Peter 4:1-3 - Living for God Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same ... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:1-3 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:1-3

Galatians 2:19 - For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. Click to read the verse Galatians 2:19 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:19

Romans 6:2 - By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Click to read the verse Romans 6:2 Click to read the verse Romans 6:2

Galatians 6:14 - May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has bee... Click to read the verse Galatians 6:14 Click to read the verse Galatians 6:14

Colossians 2:14 - having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood oppo... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:14 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:14

Colossians 3:1 - Rules for Holy Living Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things ... Click to read the verse Colossians 3:1 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:1

Romans 7:4 - So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to ... Click to read the verse Romans 7:4 Click to read the verse Romans 7:4

Colossians 2:8 - See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends ... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:8 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:8

John 17:14-16 - I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any mor... Click to read the verse John 17:14-16 Click to read the verse John 17:14-16

Galatians 2:19-20 - For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. Click to read the verse Galatians 2:19-20 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:19-20

2 Corinthians 10:3 - For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:3 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:3

Galatians 4:3 - So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world. Click to read the verse Galatians 4:3 Click to read the verse Galatians 4:3

Galatians 4:9-12 - But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to tho... Click to read the verse Galatians 4:9-12 Click to read the verse Galatians 4:9-12

Romans 7:4-6 - So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to ... Click to read the verse Romans 7:4-6 Click to read the verse Romans 7:4-6

Romans 6:2-11 - By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Click to read the verse Romans 6:2-11 Click to read the verse Romans 6:2-11