Kolose 2:1

2:1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, ¹  and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face. ² 

Kolose 2:20

2:20 If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits ³  of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world?

[2:1]  ¹ tn Or “I want you to know how hard I am working for you…”

[2:1]  ² tn Grk “as many as have not seen my face in the flesh.”

[2:20]  ³ tn See the note on the phrase “elemental spirits” in 2:8.