Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.

“Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”

Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,

Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices

Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days –

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching – like those who are strictly people-pleasers – but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.

Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.