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Colossians 2:18

Colossians 2:18
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Let no man beguile you of your reward,.... Or prize; the allusion is to the Olympic games, one of which was running races; in which the stadium, or race plot was fixed, a mark set up to look and run…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Let no man beguile you of your reward - Margin, judge against you. The word used here - καταβραβεύω katabrabeuō - occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It is a word which was employed with…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Let no man beguile you - Μηδεις ὑμας καταβραβευετω· Let no man take the prize from you which the βραβευς, brabeus, or judge in the contests, has assigned you, in consequence of your having obtained…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Colossians 2:16-23

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Let noman] Another parallel but distinct caution after that of Col 2:16.

beguile you of your reward Rob you of your prize, R.V. The verb is compounded with the noun brabeion(used Php 3:14), an…