Colossians 2:8 Be careful that you don't let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ. (See NAS)
Colossians 2:20 If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances, (See NAS)
Hebrews 5:12 for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what 'are' the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food, (See NAS NIV)
Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving elementary instruction about the Christ, let us advance to mature manhood and not be continually re-laying a foundation of repentance from lifeless works and of faith in God, (WEY NAS RSV NIV)