Jump to Previous Appear Appearance Body Combating Cruel Exists Flesh Fleshly Harsh Honor Honour Honouring Humility Indeed Indulgence Lower Making Matters Natural Natures Neglecting Oneself Promoting Regulations Religion Restraining Rigor Rules Satisfying Seem Self-Abasement Sensual Severe Severity Shew Show Sort Sure Value Wisdom WorshipJump to Next Appear Appearance Body Combating Cruel Exists Flesh Fleshly Harsh Honor Honour Honouring Humility Indeed Indulgence Lower Making Matters Natural Natures Neglecting Oneself Promoting Regulations Religion Restraining Rigor Rules Satisfying Seem Self-Abasement Sensual Severe Severity Shew Show Sort Sure Value Wisdom WorshipParallel Verses English Standard Version These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. New American Standard Bible These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence. King James Bible Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. Holman Christian Standard Bible Although these have a reputation of wisdom by promoting ascetic practices, humility, and severe treatment of the body, they are not of any value in curbing self-indulgence. International Standard Version These things have the appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion, humility, and harsh treatment of the body, but they have no value against self-indulgence. NET Bible Even though they have the appearance of wisdom with their self-imposed worship and false humility achieved by an unsparing treatment of the body--a wisdom with no true value--they in reality result in fleshly indulgence. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they appear to have in them a word of wisdom in the appearance of humility and worship of God and without sparing the body, not in things of honor, but in those things which are physical needs. GOD'S WORD® Translation These things look like wisdom with their self-imposed worship, [false] humility, and harsh treatment of the body. But they have no value for holding back the constant desires of your corrupt nature. King James 2000 Bible Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in self-imposed worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any value to the indulgence of the flesh. American King James Version Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh. American Standard Version Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh. Douay-Rheims Bible Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in superstition and humility, and not sparing the body; not in any honour to the filling of the flesh. Darby Bible Translation (which have indeed an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship, and humility, and harsh treatment of the body, not in a certain honour,) to the satisfaction of the flesh. English Revised Version Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh. Webster's Bible Translation Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh. Weymouth New Testament These rules have indeed an appearance of wisdom where self-imposed worship exists, and an affectation of humility and an ascetic severity. But not one of them is of any value in combating the indulgence of our lower natures. World English Bible Which things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but aren't of any value against the indulgence of the flesh. Young's Literal Translation which are, indeed, having a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and humble-mindedness, and neglecting of body -- not in any honour, unto a satisfying of the flesh. Lexicon ατινα relative pronoun - nominative plural neuterhostis  hos'-tis: which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same εστιν verb - present indicative - third person singular esti  es-tee':  he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are λογον noun - accusative singular masculine logos  log'-os: something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ) -- account, cause, communication, concerning, doctrine, fame, have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work. μεν particle men  men: indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause (this one, the former, etc.) εχοντα verb - present active participle - nominative plural neuter echo  ekh'-o:  (used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold σοφιας noun - genitive singular feminine sophia  sof-ee'-ah: wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual) -- wisdom. εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. εθελοθρησκεια noun - dative singular feminine ethelothreskeia  eth-el-oth-race-ki'-ah: voluntary (arbitrary and unwarranted) piety, i.e. sanctimony -- will worship. και conjunction kai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words ταπεινοφροσυνη noun - dative singular feminine tapeinophrosune  tap-i-nof-ros-oo'-nay: humiliation of mind, i.e. modesty -- humbleness of mind, humility (of mind, loneliness (of mind). και conjunction kai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words αφειδια noun - dative singular feminine apheidia  af-i-dee'-ah: unsparingness, i.e. austerity (asceticism) -- neglecting. σωματος noun - genitive singular neuter soma  so'-mah: the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively -- bodily, body, slave. ουκ particle - nominative ou  oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. τιμη noun - dative singular feminine time  tee-may': a value, i.e. money paid, or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy, esteem (especially of the highest degree), or the dignity itself -- honour, precious, price, some. τινι indefinite pronoun - dative singular feminine tis  tis:  some or any person or object προς preposition pros  pros: a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward πλησμονην noun - accusative singular feminine plesmone  place-mon-ay': a filling up, i.e. (figuratively) gratification -- satisfying. της definite article - genitive singular feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. σαρκος noun - genitive singular feminine sarx  sarx: carnal(-ly, + -ly minded), flesh(-ly). 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