As a result, Colossae tended to be an ascetic community which adhered to a religion of severity, and its citizens thought anyone who was religious should behave as they did.
Kwa sababu hiyo, Kolosai ilielekea kuwa jumuiya ya kujinyima mambo ambayo ilifuata dini ya ukatili, na wananchi wake walifikiri kwamba mtu yeyote ambaye ni mdini anapaswa kutenda kama walivyofanya.