Colossians 2:21 meaning and explanation
“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
Colossians 2:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is quoting the slogans of the false teachers troubling the church at Colossae, likely a blend of Jewish legalism and ascetic mysticism. These clipped commands, Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch, sum up a religion of prohibitions about food, drink and contact with things deemed unclean.
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