The apostle Paul, a spiritual shepherd himself, wrote to his brothers in Colossae Look out perhaps there may be someone who will carry you off as his prey through the philosophy and empty deception according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary things of the world and not according to Christ
स्वतः एक आध्यात्मिक मेंढपाळ असलेल्या पौलाने कलस्सै येथील बांधवांना असे लिहिले: “ख्रिस्ताप्रमाणे नसलेले, तर माणसांच्या संप्रदायाप्रमाणे, जगाच्या प्राथमिक शिक्षणाप्रमाणे असलेले तत्त्वज्ञान व पोकळ भुलथापा यांच्या योगाने तुम्हाला कोणी ताब्यात घेऊन जाऊ नये म्हणून लक्ष द्या. ”