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. ”
پولُس رسول که خود نیز شبان بود به برادران کولُسی چنین نوشت :‏ « بهوش باشید که کسی شما را با فلسفه‌ای پوچ و فریبنده اسیر نسازد ،‏ فلسفه‌ای که نه بر مسیح ،‏ بلکه بر سنّت آدمیان و اصول ابتدایی این دنیا استوار است .‏ »