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Question

conforme a los rudimentos del mundo,y no segun Christo.

¿el qué? - Gekkosan, Sep 17, 2011

Answer 1

Welcome to the forum!

I don't understand you question. Are you asking for a translation?

My guess of a translation (I'm taking some liberty here)

According to the rules of the world and not following Christ

or maybe

Formed to the patterns of the world and not after Christ

I'm a beginning student in Spanish, but this response will move your question back to the board. Please clarify your question.

small correction (but an important one) "...and *not* after Christ..." - webdunce, Sep 23, 2011

Gracias, amigo! A typo....:) - 0066c384, Sep 23, 2011

I figured it was, dogwood. :) - webdunce, Sep 23, 2011

Answer 2

Thanks to dogwood's translation, I realized it was probably part of a Bible verse. Then, thanks to Google and www.biblegateway.com, I was able to get both the Spanish and the English.

It is from Colossians 2:8...

8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (King James)

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8Mirad que ninguno os engañe por filosofías y vanas sustilezas, según las tradiciones de los hombres, conforme á los elementos del mundo, y no según Cristo: (Reina-Valera Antigua)

I knew it sounded familiar...:) - 0066c384, Sep 23, 2011