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NASB | Colossians 2:16 ¶ Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:16 ¶ Therefore let no one judge you in regard to food and drink or in regard to [the observance of] a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day. |
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Bible Note: Greetings Djconklin! I have two questions regarding your proposed translation. 1) In Col. 2:17, why do you limit the reference of the relative pronoun to only eating and drinking (or in your translation - feasting and fasting)? The best option would seem to be that it refers to all the items listed. In fact, if one were to limit the scope, the best case would be made for limiting it to the sabbath days, since it is the only noun which agrees with the pronoun in both number and gender. If Paul intended for "these" to refer to only the 'eating' and 'drinking', he could have used the femine plural form of the pronoun. 2) I understand that the last clause of Col. 2:17 has no verb, but why do you connect the last clause of Col. 2:17 with the first clause of Col. 2:16, supplying the verb 'judge' and making the body of Christ a reference to the church? It seems that contextually the best choice would be to take it as a contrast with the reality and the shadow, since these are most closely connected. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |