⁸ See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,^(A) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces^[a] of this world^(B) rather than on Christ.

¹⁶ Avoid godless chatter,^(A) because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.

⁴ They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.^(A)

¹⁴ and will pay no attention to Jewish myths^(A) or to the merely human commands^(B) of those who reject the truth.^(C)