Word Study
In this particular passage, the key words are elementary principles, wisdom, appearance, revealed, glory, live, commandments, raised, set your minds, and hidden. The word, "elementary principles" would seem like it was pretty self-explanatory, but it has a wide range of meanings. There were no figures of speech or synonym usage, but quite a few conflicts in Scripture. In the NIV, it says "self imposed worship, their false humilty"; in the NASB it says "self made religion and self abasement". The NIV says, "Christ who is your life"; the NASB says "Christ who is our life." The NIV says "you also will appear with Him in glory" the NASB says, "you also will be revealed with Him in glory."
The Greek word for "elementary principles" is "stoicheion" (stoiceiwn). In the original Greek language, it could've meant: 1) the spoken letters of the alphabet and the fundamental principles or rudiments of any art, science, or discipline; 2) the basic components or constituents of the physical......
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