4 I am telling you this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive-sounding arguments.
5 For even though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit—rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your trust in Messiah.
6 Therefore as you received Messiah Yeshua as Lord, so continue to walk in Him—
7 rooted and built up in Him and established in your faith just as you were taught, overflowing with thankfulness.
8 See that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men and the basic principles of the world rather than Messiah.
9 For all the fullness of Deity lives bodily in Him,
10 and in Him you have been filled to fullness. He is the head over every ruler and authority.