Colossians 2:6-22 (New International Version)

6 - So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7 - rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

8 - See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.

9 - For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 - and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. 11 - In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, 12 - having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

13 - When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 - having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 - And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

16 - Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 - These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18 - Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions. 19 -He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.

20 - Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules: 21 - "Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"? 22 - These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.