Colossians 2:18 Meaning
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Context Explained
16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
20Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 23:12
Both verses emphasize the importance of humility and warn against pride.
Colossians 3:1
The focus on earthly vs. heavenly things contrasts with the false humility mentioned here.
James 4:10
Both passages encourage believers to humble themselves before God.
Source: Colossians 2:18