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Colossians 2

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ἡλίκον ἀγῶνα ... συμβιβασθέντες ἐν ἀγάπῃWhat is Paul struggling to produce in communities he has not seen?
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μυστηρίου τοῦ θεοῦ, Χριστοῦ / + καὶ πατρὸςHow is the mystery identified?
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παρελάβετε ... περιπατεῖτεHow should receiving Christ shape ongoing life?
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συλαγωγῶν ... στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμουWhat kind of teaching could take the community captive?
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πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶςWhat dwells bodily in Christ?
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ἐστὲ ἐν αὐτῷ πεπληρωμένοι ... κεφαλήWhat follows from Christ’s fullness?
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περιτομῇ ἀχειροποιήτῳ ... τοῦ ΧριστοῦWhat is the circumcision ‘not made by hands’?
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συνταφέντες ... συνηγέρθητεHow does baptism relate to burial and resurrection?
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συνεζωοποίησεν ... χαρισάμενοςWhat did God do for those dead in offenses?
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χειρόγραφον τοῖς δόγμασινWhat was erased and nailed to the cross?
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ἀπεκδυσάμενος ... θριαμβεύσαςWhat happened to the rulers and authorities at the cross?
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τὸ δὲ σῶμα τοῦ ΧριστοῦShould σῶμα contrast the shadow with Christ’s substance or with his body?
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ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ θρησκείᾳ τῶν ἀγγέλωνWhat practice could disqualify the readers?
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ἃ ἑόρακεν / ἃ μὴ ἑόρακενDoes the intruder dwell on what he has seen or what he has not seen?
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κρατῶν τὴν κεφαλήν ... αὔξειHow does the body grow?
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ἀπεθάνετε ... ἀπὸ τῶν στοιχείωνWhat follows from dying with Christ to the world’s elements?
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Μὴ ἅψῃ μηδὲ γεύσῃ μηδὲ θίγῃςWhose voice says ‘Do not handle, taste, or touch’?
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οὐκ ἐν τιμῇ τινι πρὸς πλησμονὴν τῆς σαρκόςDo bodily disciplines restrain fleshly indulgence?
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