Colossians 2:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and this I say, that no one may beguile you in enticing words,

English ASV

This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

English Amplified

I say this in order that no one may mislead and delude you by plausible and persuasive and attractive arguments and beguiling speech.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

I say this in order that no one may mislead and delude you by plausible and persuasive and attractive arguments and beguiling speech.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And I say this to the end that no one may delude you by persuasive speech.

English EASY 2024

I am telling you these things so that false teachers will not deceive you. They may teach ideas that seem good, but do not listen to them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I tell you this so that no one can fool you by telling you ideas that seem good, but are false.

I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I tell you, then, do not let anyone deceive you with false arguments, no matter how good they seem to be.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I say this so that no one will mislead you with arguments that merely sound good.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.

English KJV 1611

And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

English LSB

I say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Now this I say lest anyone beguile you with enticing words.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

I say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

I say this so that no one may deceive you by specious arguments.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But I don't want anyone to fool you with fast talk that only sounds good.

English NIV

I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.

English NKJ 1982

Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.

English NLT

I am telling you this so that no one will be able to deceive you with persuasive arguments.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I am saying this so that no one may deceive you with plausible arguments.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I want you to know this so that no one will come and lead you into error through their persuasive arguments and clever words.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I say this in order that no one may delude you with beguiling speech.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I am saying this because I am afraid that someone may fool you with smooth talk.

English Tyndale 1537

This I say lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

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