Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Colossians 2:20

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20. Wherefore —The oldest manuscripts omit "Wherefore." if ye be dead — Greek, "if ye died (so as to be freed) from," c. (compare Romans 6:2 Romans 7:2 ; Romans 7:3 ; Galatians 2:19 ). rudiments of the world — ( Colossians 2:8 ). Carnal, outward, worldly, legal ordinances. as though living —as though you were not dead to the world like your crucified Lord, into whose death ye were buried ( Galatians 6:14 ; 1 Peter 4:1 ; 1 Peter 4:2 ). are ye subject to ordinances —By do ye submit to be made subject to ordinances? Referring to Colossians 2:14 : you are again being made subject to "ordinances," the "handwriting" of which had been "blotted out" ( Colossians 2:14- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-21" class="com-number"

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