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Colossians 2:22 KJV
Colossians · chapter 2 · verse 22
Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?Colossians 2:22 · King James Version
Colossians 2:22 in context
20Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
21(Touch not; taste not; handle not;
22Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
23Which 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentsentalmaa preceptG1778 →
- doctrinesdidaskaliateaching, instruction, teaching, that which is taught, doctrine, teachings, preceptsG1319 →
- perishphthoracorruption, destruction, perishing, that which is subject to corruption, what is…G5356 →
- afterkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
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The apostle concludes the chapter with exhortations to proper duty, which he infers from the foregoing discourse. I. Here is a caution to take heed of judaizing teachers, or those who would impose upon Christians the yoke of the ceremonial law: Let no man therefore judge you in meat nor drink, etc., Col 2:16.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-23