Colossians 2:18

“Let no man beguile you of your reward, etc.] Or prize; the allusion is to the Olympic games, one of which was running races; in which the stadium, or race plot was fixed, a mark set up to look and run unto, a corruptible crown proposed to be run for, and which was held by one who sat as judge, and determined who got the victory, and to whom the crown belonged; these judges sometimes acted the unfair part, and defrauded the victors of their proper right, and to such the apostle compares the false teachers: the Christian's reward, or prize he is running for, is the incorruptible and never fading crown of glory, life, and righteousness; the race plot is the Christian life, spent in the exercise…”

“beguile--Translate, "Defraud you of your prize," literally, "to adjudge a prize out of hostility away from him who deserves it" [TRENCH]. "To be umpire in a contest to the detriment of one." This defrauding of their prize the Colossians would suffer, by letting any self-constituted arbitrator or judge (that is, false teacher) draw them away from Christ," the righteous Judge" and Awarder of the prize (Ti2 4:8; Jam 1:12; Pe1 5:4), to angel-worship. in a voluntary humility--So "will-worship" (Col 2:23). Literally, "Delighting ([WAHL]) in humility"; loving (so the Greek is translated, Mar 12:38, "love to go in long clothing") to indulge himself in a humility of his own imposing: a volunteer in…”

“Let no man beguile you of your reward - Margin, judge against you. The word used here - καταβραβεύω katabrabeuō - occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It is a word which was employed with reference to the distribution of prizes at the Grecian games, and means, to give the prize against anyone, to deprive of the palm. Hence, it means to deprive of a due reward: and the sense here is, that they were to be on their guard lest the “reward” - the crown of victory to which they looked forward - should be wrested from them by the arts of others. That would be done if they should be persuaded to turn back, or to falter in the race. The only way to secure the prize was to hold on in the race…”

“Out of pretended humility, they worshipped angels, as not daring to apply immediately to God. Yet this really sprung from their being puffed up: (the constant forerunner of a fall, Pro 16:18) so far was it from being an instance of true humility. Colossians 2:19”

“2:18 the worship of angels: People in the first century were fascinated with spiritual beings. Some Jews believed that angels were present during their times of worship, and some might even have worshiped them. • The false teachers were evidently saying they had had visions that established certain rituals as requirements for the community.”

“no: Col 2:4, Col 2:8; Gen 3:13; Num 25:18; Mat 24:24; Rom 16:18; Co2 11:3; Eph 5:6; Pe2 2:14; Jo1 2:26, Jo1 4:1, Jo1 4:2; Jo2 1:7-11; Rev 3:11, Rev 12:9, Rev 13:8, Rev 13:14 beguile you: or, judge against you, Col 2:16 in a voluntary humility: Gr. being a voluntary in humility, Col 2:23; Isa 57:9 worshipping: Dan 11:38 \*Heb: Rom 1:25; Co1 8:5, Co1 8:6; Ti1 4:1 \*Gr: Rev 19:10, Rev 22:8, Rev 22:9 intruding: Deu 29:29; Job 38:2; Psa 138:1, Psa 138:2; Eze 13:3; Ti1 1:7 vainly: Col 2:8; Co1 4:18, Co1 8:1, Co1 13:4 fleshly: Rom 8:6-8; Co1 3:3; Co2 12:20; Gal 5:19, Gal 5:20; Jam 3:14-16, Jam 4:1-6 Colossians 2:19”