Colossians 2:20
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordWherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
— Colossians 2:20, King James Version
In other translations
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,
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,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
If, then, ye did die with the Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances?