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Colossians 2:21 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Colossians 2:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Colossians chapter 2 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“(Touch not; taste not; handle not;”
Colossians 2:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Colossians 2:21
(Touch not; taste not; handle not; Paul provides examples of regulations characterizing false teaching: mē hapsē, mēde geusē, mēde thiгēs (μὴ ἅψῃ, μηδὲ γεύσῃ, μηδὲ θίγῃς, "Don't handle, don't taste, don't touch"). The progression moves from minimal contact (touch) through consumption (taste) to any connection (handle), creating comprehensive prohibition. Such ascetic restrictions promised spiritual purity through material abstinence.The staccato rhythm and emphatic negations convey the oppressive, joyless character of legalism—a religion of prohibitions rather than positive relationship. This ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Colossians 2:21
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“depart you”
“God has said”
“'Come out from among them, and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.{Isaiah 52:11; Ezekiel 20:34,41},Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.,,,,,,,,”