歌罗西书 3
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
新人新生命
3 所以，你们如果已经与基督一同复活了，就应当寻求上面的事；在那里，基督坐在神的右边。 2 你们要思想上面的事，不要思想地上的事， 3 因为你们已经死了，你们的生命与基督一同藏在神里面。 4 基督是你们[a]的生命，当他显现的时候，你们那时也就和他一同在荣耀里显现。
5 所以，当把你们属世的[b]各个部分看为死了的[c]，就如淫乱、污秽、邪情、恶欲和贪心，贪心就是拜偶像。 6 为了这些事，神的震怒就临到那些不信从的儿女身上[d]； 7 当你们从前生活在这些事中的时候，也在其中生活[e]。 8 但如今，你们也要脱去一切暴怒、愤恨、恶毒、毁谤，以及从你们口中所出的污秽的话； 9 不要彼此说谎，因你们已经脱去了旧人和旧人的所作所为， 10 并且穿上了新人。这新人照着创造他那一位的形像不断地被更新，以致真正认识他。 11 在这里没有希腊人和犹太人，受割礼的和不受割礼的，外族人、塞西亚人[f]、奴隶、自由人；而基督就是一切，也在一切之中。
基督徒的生活
12 因此，你们身为蒙神拣选、圣洁和蒙爱的人，就应当穿上怜悯的心肠[g]，以及仁慈、谦卑、温柔、耐心。 13 如果一个人对另一个人怀有不满，总要彼此容忍，互相饶恕。正如主[h]饶恕了你们，你们也当如此。 14 在这一切之上，还要穿上爱——爱就是成熟境界的联结。 15 又要让基督[i]的和平在你们心里做主；你们也为此蒙召归于一体。你们要有感谢的心。 16 你们要让基督的话语丰丰富富地住在你们里面，要用一切的智慧彼此教导、劝诫，怀着感恩的心，以诗篇、圣诗、属灵的诗歌来歌颂神[j]。 17 你们无论做什么，或在言语上或在行为上，都要奉主耶稣的名，藉着他感谢父神。
基督徒家庭的准则
18 你们做妻子的，要服从丈夫，这在主里是合宜的；
19 你们做丈夫的，要爱妻子，不可对她们怀有苦毒；
20 你们做儿女的，要凡事顺从父母，因为这在主里是蒙喜悦的；
21 你们做父亲的，不要惹自己儿女生气，免得他们灰心丧志；
22 你们做奴仆的，凡事都要顺从自己在世上的[k]主人，不要只在人眼前服事，像是讨人的欢心，而要以忠实的心敬畏主[l]。
23 你们无论做什么，都要从心里去做，像是为主做的，不是为人做的； 24 因为你们知道，你们将要从主那里得到继业为报偿；你们当服事主基督[m]。 25 要知道，那行不义的，将要照着他所行的不义来领受回报；主是不偏待人的。
Footnotes
- 歌罗西书 3:4 你们——有古抄本作“我们”。
- 歌罗西书 3:5 属世的——原文直译“地上的”。
- 歌罗西书 3:5 看为死了的——或译作“处死”。
- 歌罗西书 3:6 神的震怒就临到那些不信从的儿女身上——有古抄本作“神的震怒就要来临”。
- 歌罗西书 3:7 生活——原文直译“行走”。
- 歌罗西书 3:11 塞西亚人——原文直译“野蛮人”。
- 歌罗西书 3:12 心肠——或译作“情感”。
- 歌罗西书 3:13 主——有古抄本作“基督”。
- 歌罗西书 3:15 基督——有古抄本作“神”。
- 歌罗西书 3:16 神——有古抄本作“主”。
- 歌罗西书 3:22 世上的——原文直译“肉体的”。
- 歌罗西书 3:22 主——有古抄本作“神”。
- 歌罗西书 3:24 你们当服事主基督——或译作“你们当为主基督做奴仆”。
歌罗西书 3
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
3 所以，你们既然与基督一同复活，就应当寻求天上的事，那里有基督坐在 神的右边。 2 你们要思念的，是天上的事，不是地上的事。 3 因为你们已经死了，你们的生命与基督一同隐藏在 神里面。 4 基督就是你们的生命，他显现的时候，你们也要和他一同在荣耀里显现。
5 所以要治死你们在地上的肢体，就如淫乱、污秽、邪情、恶欲和贪心，贪心就是拜偶像。 6 因着这些事， 神的忿怒必要临到悖逆的人（有些抄本无“悖逆的人”）。 7 你们从前在其中生活的时候，也曾经这样行过。 8 但现在你们要除去忿怒、恼怒、恶毒、毁谤，以及粗言秽语这一切事。 9 不要彼此说谎，因为你们已经脱去了旧人和旧人的行为， 10 穿上了新人。这新人照着他的创造者的形象渐渐更新，能够充分认识主。 11 在这一方面，并不分希腊人和犹太人，受割礼的和未受割礼的，未开化的人和西古提人，奴隶和自由人，唯有基督是一切，也在一切之内。
12 所以，你们既然是 神所拣选的，是圣洁、蒙爱的人，就要存怜悯的心肠、恩慈、谦卑、温柔和忍耐。 13 如果有人对别人有嫌隙，总要彼此宽容，互相饶恕；主怎样饶恕了你们，你们也要照样饶恕人。 14 在这一切之上，还要有爱心，爱心是联系全德的。 15 又要让基督的平安在你们心里作主；你们蒙召归为一体，也是为了这个缘故。你们要有感谢的心。 16 你们要让基督的道丰丰富富地住在你们心里，以各样的智慧，彼此教导，互相劝戒，用诗章、圣诗、灵歌，怀着感恩的心歌颂 神。 17 凡你们所作的，无论是言语或行为，都要奉主耶稣的名，借着他感谢父 神。
过新人的生活
18 你们作妻子的，要顺服丈夫，这在主里是合宜的。 19 你们作丈夫的，要爱妻子，不可苦待她们。
20 你们作儿女的，要凡事听从父母，因为这在主里是可喜悦的。 21 你们作父亲的，不要激怒儿女，免得他们灰心丧志。
22 你们作仆人的，要凡事听从世上的主人，作事不要只作给人看，像那些讨人欢心的一样，却要以真诚的心敬畏主。 23 无论你们作甚么，都要从心里去作，像是为主作的，不是为人作的， 24 因为你们知道，你们一定会从主那里得到基业为赏赐。你们应当服事主基督， 25 但那些不义的人，必按他所行的不义受报应。主并不偏待人。
Kehillah in Colossae 3
Orthodox Jewish Bible
3 If therefore you were made to stand up alive in hitkhadshut with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, seek the things above, where Moshiach is, LI’MINI ("at my right hand" TEHILLIM 110:1), sitting at the right hand of Hashem.
2 Place your machshavot (thoughts) above (in Shomayim), not on the things of the Olam Hazeh.
3 For you died and the Chayyim of you has become nistar (hidden, 2:3) with Moshiach in Hashem.
4 When Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach who is Chayyeinu (our Life) is made manifest in hisgalus (revelation), then also you with Him will be made manifest in hisgalus in kavod.
5 Therefore, put to death your evarim (members) in the Olam Hazeh: zenut (fornication), debauchery, sensuality, zimmah (licentiousness), and chamdanut (covetousness), which is avodah zarah (idolatry).
6 Because of such things as these the charon af Hashem habah (the coming burning wrath of Hashem) is on the way.
7 Such was your derech to fier zich (comport oneself), the derech resha’im formerly [TEHILLIM 1:6], when you were living in these things.
8 But now you also put away all these things: ka’as (anger), rage, kavvanah ra’ah (malice) chillul Hashem (blasphemy). Put away loshon hora from your mouth.
9 Do not speak sheker to one another, having disrobed from the Adam hakadmoni (old [unregenerated] humanity) with his ma’asim (works),
10 And instead enrobe with the Adam HaChadash, the one being renewed in da’as in accordance with the demut (1:15; BERESHIS 1:26-27; Pp 2:6) of the One having created him.
11 Here there is neither Yevani nor Yehudi, there is neither those who are or are not of the Bris Milah, there is no uncultured non-Greek speaker, there is no Scythian, eved, or Ben Chorin, but rather Moshiach is all in all.
12 Therefore, as Bechirim (Chosen ones) of Hashem, Kadoshim and ahuvim, enrobe yourselves in tender feelings of rachmei Shomayim (heavenly compassion, mercy), chesed (lovingkindness), anavah (humility), shiflut (lowliness), and savlanut (longsuffering),
13 Being soivel (bearing with) one another and extending selicha (forgiveness) to each other, if it should be that one is murmuring his complaint against another; just as Adoneinu extended selicha to you, so also you should extend selicha.
14 And to all these things add ahavah, which is the agudah of tamimim.
15 And let the shalom of Moshiach arbitrate in your levavot. You were called to this shalom in one NEVELAH [DEVARIM 21:23; cf geviyah, BERESHIS 47:18; cf basar, TEHILLIM 16:9-10; IYOV 19:25-27; YESHAYAH 53:11, guf (body)]. Let there be todah in your levavot.
16 Let the dvar of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach make its mishkan in you richly, in all chochmah and in all Moshiach’s pnimiyus haTorah (innermost Torah teaching) and words of chizzuk, ministering to one another with Tehillim, shirim, and neshamah niggunim miRuach Hakodesh (soul melodies from the Ruach Hakodesh) with gratitude, singing in your levavot to Hashem. [TEHILLIM 47:7]
17 And whatever thing you do, whether in dvar or in ma’aseh, do all things b’Shem Adoneinu Yehoshua, giving todot to Elohim HaAv through him [Moshiach].
18 Nashim (wives), make yourselves accountable to your ba’alim (husbands), as is proper in Adoneinu.
19 Ba’alim, have ahavah for your nashim and do not be bitter against them.
20 Yeladim, obey your horim (parents) in all things, for this is well pleasing in Adoneinu.
21 Avot, do not provoke your yeladim, lest they be disheartened.
22 Avadim (servants), each of you obey in all things your adon according to the basar, not with eye service as pleasers of Bnei Adam, but with tom lev, with yirat Shomayim.
23 Whatever you do, be po’alim (workers) who with their neshamah work facing Adoneinu and not Bnei Adam,
24 Having da’as that from Adoneinu you will receive the sachar of the nachalah (alloted inheritance, 1:12, TEHILLIM 16:5-6). Serve Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
25 For the one doing wrong will be repaid for his wrong, ki ein masso panim im Hashem (for there is no respect of persons with G-d, no partiality).
Colossians 3
The Message
He Is Your Life
3 1-2 So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective.
3-4 Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you’ll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.
5-8 And that means killing off everything connected with that way of death: sexual promiscuity, impurity, lust, doing whatever you feel like whenever you feel like it, and grabbing whatever attracts your fancy. That’s a life shaped by things and feelings instead of by God. It’s because of this kind of thing that God is about to explode in anger. It wasn’t long ago that you were doing all that stuff and not knowing any better. But you know better now, so make sure it’s all gone for good: bad temper, irritability, meanness, profanity, dirty talk.
9-11 Don’t lie to one another. You’re done with that old life. It’s like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes you’ve stripped off and put in the fire. Now you’re dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom-made by the Creator, with his label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete. Words like Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and irreligious, insider and outsider, uncivilized and uncouth, slave and free, mean nothing. From now on everyone is defined by Christ, everyone is included in Christ.
12-14 So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.
15-17 Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.
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18 Wives, understand and support your husbands by submitting to them in ways that honor the Master.
19 Husbands, go all out in love for your wives. Don’t take advantage of them.
20 Children, do what your parents tell you. This delights the Master no end.
21 Parents, don’t come down too hard on your children or you’ll crush their spirits.
22-25 Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters. And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you’ll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you’re serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn’t cover up bad work.
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