Colossians 2:4 Parallel Translations
NASB: I say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: I say this so that no one will mislead you with arguments that merely sound good.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
ASV: This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
BBE: I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.
DBY: And I say this to the end that no one may delude you by persuasive speech.
ERV: This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
WEY: I say this to prevent your being misled by any one's plausible sophistry.
WBS: And this I say, lest any man should deceive you with enticing words.
WEB: Now this I say that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
YLT: and this I say, that no one may beguile you in enticing words,
Colossians 2:4 Cross References
XREF:Romans 16:18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

Ephesians 4:17 So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 2:4 {3} And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with {e} enticing words.
(3) A passing over to the treatise following, against the corruptions of Christianity.
(e) With a planned type of talk made to persuade.
PNT: 2:4 Lest any man should beguile you. Had they full knowledge, this would not be possible. See Col 2:2.
MHC: 2:1-7 The soul prospers when we have clear knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. When we not only believe with the heart, but are ready, when called, to make confession with the mouth. Knowledge and faith make a soul rich. The stronger our faith, and the warmer our love, the more will our comfort be. The treasures of wisdom are hid, not from us, but for us, in Christ. These were hid from proud unbelievers, but displayed in the person and redemption of Christ. See the danger of enticing words; how many are ruined by the false disguises and fair appearances of evil principles and wicked practices! Be aware and afraid of those who would entice to any evil; for they aim to spoil you. All Christians have, in profession at least, received Jesus Christ the Lord, consented to him, and taken him for theirs. We cannot be built up in Christ, or grow in him, unless we are first rooted in him, or founded upon him. Being established in the faith, we must abound therein, and improve in it more and more. God justly withdraws this benefit from those who do not receive it with thanksgiving; and gratitude for his mercies is justly required by God.
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