Colossians 2:18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions. [NIV]
Colossians 2:18 let no one beguile you of your prize, delighting in humble-mindedness and {in} worship of the messengers, intruding into the things he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh, [YLT]
Colossians 2:18 [a] Let [b] no man [a] beguile [c] you [a] of your reward [d] in [e] a [f] voluntary [e] humility [g] and [h] worshipping [i] of [j] angels, [k] intruding into [l] those things which [m] he hath [n] {not} [m] seen, [o] vainly [p] puffed up [q] by [r] his [r-a] [s] fleshly [r-a] [t] mind,
[a] Let ... beguile you of your reward = katabrabeuo (kat-ab-rab-yoo'-o) [2603; 2596]; to award the price against, i.e. (fig.) to defraud (of salvation):
[b] no man = medeis (may-dice') [3367; 3361; 1520]: not even one (man, woman, thing):
[c] you = humas (hoo-mas') [5209; 5210]: you
[d] in = (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by imp.) instrumentality [DEF: Instrumentality =The quality or condition of being instrumental; helpfulness; means; agency (Instrumental = Acting or serving as a means, useful; helpful)] (medially or constructively), i.e. "in," at, (up-) on, by, etc.:
[e] a ... humility = tapeinophrosune (tap-i-nof-ros-oo'-nay) [5012; 5011; 5424]: humiliation of mind, i.e. modesty:
[f] voluntary = thelo (thel'-o) [2309]: to determine (as an act option from subj impulse;), ie choose or prefer (lit or fig); by imp. to wish, ie be inclined to (sometimes adv gladly); impers. for the fut. tense, to be about to; by Heb. to delight in.
[g] and = kaii (kahee) [2532]: and, also, even, so then, too
[h] worshipping = threskeia (thrace-ki'-ah) [2356; 2357]: ceremonial observance [THAYER'S] religious worship; especially external, what consists of ceremonies, religious discipline, religion
[i] of = tou (tou) [3588; 3739]: the feminine he (hay); neuter to (to); def. article; the
[j] angels = aggelos (ang'-el-os) [32; 71]: (to bring tidings); a messenger; esp. an "angel"; by impl. a pastor.
[k] intruding into = embateuo (em-bat-yoo'-o) [1687; 1722; 939]: to intrude on (fig.): THAYER'S ....(2) to enter (a) to go into details in narrating (b) to investigate, to search into, to scrutinize minutely
[l] those things which = hos (hos) [3739]: who, which, what, that:
[m] he hath ... seen = horao [3708]: prop. to stare at, i.e. (by impl.) to discern clearly (phys. or ment.); by extens. to attend to; by Hebr. to experience; pass. to appear.
[n] not [TR] = me (may) [3361]: qualified [DEF: qualified = Not total, unlimited or wholehearted] negation [DEF: Negation = An often formal act of putting an end to]; (adverbially) not, (conjunctionally) lest; also (as an interrogative imp. a negative answer [whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one]) whether:
[o] vainly = eike (i-kay') [1500;1501]; (through the idea of failure); idly, i.e. without reason (or effect):
[p] puffed up = phusioo (foo-see-o'-o) [5448; 5449]; to inflate, i.e. (fig.) make proud (haughty):
[q] by = hupo (hoop-o') [5259]: under, i.e. of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither [underneath] or where [below] or time (when [at]):
[r] his = autos (ow-tos') [846]: a baffling wind] (backward); self, used of the third person and of the other persons: [DEF: baffling = a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose b. To leave speechless or without a ready response]
[r-a] = tou (tou) [3588; 3739]: the feminine he (hay); neuter to (to); def. article; the
[s] fleshly = sarx (sarx) [4561; 4563]: flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by ext.) the body (as opposed to the soul [or spirit], or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by imp.) human nature (with its frailties [physically or morally] and passions), or (spec.) a human being (as such):
[t] mind = nous (nooce) [3563; 1097]: the intellect, i.e. mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by imp. meaning.