Berean Standard Bible
“If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:”
Paul asks the Colossians why they submit to rules about what not to touch or taste, given that they have died with Christ. He contrasts human regulations with the life they share in him.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:
World English Bible (WEB)
If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,
King James Version (KJV)
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,
American Standard Version (ASV)
If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
If you were made free, by your death with Christ, from the rules of the world, why do you put yourselves under the authority of orders
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
If, then, you did die with the Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as living in the world, are you subject to ordinances?
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Pues si sois muertos con Cristo cuanto á los rudimentos del mundo, ¿por qué como si vivieseis al mundo, os sometéis á ordenanzas,
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Si ustedes murieron con Cristo y ya no están esclavizados a los poderes que dominan el mundo, ¿por qué se someten, como si fueran todavía del mundo, a reglas
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