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Colossesi 2
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Colossesi 2
Nuova Riveduta 1994
2 (A)Desidero infatti che sappiate quale arduo combattimento sostengo per voi, per quelli di *Laodicea e per tutti quelli che non mi hanno mai visto di persona, 2 affinché i loro cuori siano incoraggiati e, uniti mediante l'amore, siano dotati di tutta la ricchezza della piena intelligenza per conoscere a fondo il mistero di Dio, cioè Cristo, 3 nel quale tutti i tesori della sapienza e della conoscenza sono nascosti.
Avvertimento contro le false dottrine
4 Dico questo affinché nessuno vi inganni con parole seducenti; 5 perché, sebbene sia assente di persona, sono però con voi spiritualmente, e mi rallegro vedendo il vostro ordine e la fermezza della vostra fede in Cristo.
6 Come dunque avete ricevuto Cristo Gesú, il Signore, cosí camminate in lui; 7 radicati, edificati in lui e rafforzati dalla fede[a], come vi è stata insegnata, abbondate nel ringraziamento.
8 (B)Guardate che nessuno faccia di voi sua preda con la filosofia e con vani raggiri secondo la tradizione degli uomini e gli elementi del mondo e non secondo Cristo; 9 perché in lui abita corporalmente tutta la pienezza della Deità; 10 e voi avete tutto pienamente in lui, che è il capo di ogni principato e di ogni potestà; 11 in lui siete anche stati circoncisi di una circoncisione non fatta da mano d'uomo, ma della circoncisione di Cristo, che consiste nello spogliamento del corpo della carne, 12 essendo stati con lui sepolti nel battesimo, nel quale siete anche stati risuscitati con lui mediante la fede nella potenza di Dio che lo ha risuscitato dai morti. 13 Voi, che eravate morti nei peccati e nella incirconcisione della vostra carne, voi, dico, Dio ha vivificati con lui, perdonandoci tutti i peccati, 14 avendo cancellato il documento[b] a noi ostile, i cui comandamenti ci condannavano, e l'ha tolto di mezzo, inchiodandolo sulla croce; 15 ha spogliato i principati e le potestà, ne ha fatto un pubblico spettacolo, trionfando su di loro per mezzo della croce.
16 (C)Nessuno dunque vi giudichi quanto al mangiare o al bere, o rispetto a *feste, a noviluni, a sabati, 17 che sono l'ombra di cose che dovevano avvenire; ma il corpo è di Cristo[c]. 18 Nessuno vi derubi a suo piacere del vostro premio, con un pretesto di umiltà e di culto degli angeli, affidandosi alle proprie visioni, gonfio di vanità nella sua mente carnale, 19 senza attenersi al Capo, da cui tutto il corpo, ben fornito e congiunto insieme mediante le giunture e i legamenti, progredisce nella crescita voluta da Dio.
20 Se siete morti con Cristo agli elementi del mondo, perché, come se viveste nel mondo, vi lasciate imporre dei precetti, quali: 21 «Non toccare, non assaggiare, non maneggiare» 22 (tutte cose destinate a scomparire con l'uso), secondo i comandamenti e le dottrine degli uomini? 23 Quelle cose hanno, è vero, una reputazione di sapienza per quel tanto che è in esse di culto volontario, di umiltà e di austerità nel trattare il corpo, ma non hanno alcun valore; servono solo a soddisfare la carne[d].
Footnotes
- Colossesi 2:7 Rafforzati dalla fede, altri traducono: confermati nella fede.
- Colossesi 2:14 Il documento, cioè la legge mosaica.
- Colossesi 2:17 Il corpo è di Cristo, cioè la realtà è in Cristo.
- Colossesi 2:23 Ma non hanno… valore; servono… la carne, altri traducono: ma non hanno alcun valore contro la soddisfazione della carne.
Colossians 2
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Colossians 2
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
2 For I want you to know how greatly I am struggling(A) for you, for those in Laodicea,(B) and for all who have not seen me in person. 2 I want their hearts to be encouraged(C) and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery(D) – Christ.[a](E) 3 In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom(F) and knowledge.(G)
Christ versus the Colossian Heresy
4 I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable. 5 For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit,(H) rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ.
6 So then, just as you have received(I) Christ Jesus as Lord,(J) continue to walk in him, 7 being rooted and built up in him(K) and established in the faith, just as you were taught,(L) and overflowing with gratitude.
8 Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition,(M) based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ.(N) 9 For the entire fullness(O) of God’s nature dwells bodily[b] in Christ, 10 and you have been filled by him, who is the head(P) over every ruler and authority. 11 You were also circumcised in him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh,(Q) in the circumcision of Christ,(R) 12 when you were buried with him(S) in baptism, in which you were also raised with him(T) through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.(U) 13 And when you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive with him and forgave us all our trespasses. 14 He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.(V) 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; he triumphed over them in him.[c](W)
16 Therefore, don’t let anyone judge(X) you in regard to food and drink(Y) or in the matter of a festival or a new moon(Z) or a Sabbath day.[d] 17 These are a shadow(AA) of what was to come;(AB) the substance is[e] Christ.(AC) 18 Let no one condemn[f] you(AD) by delighting in ascetic practices(AE) and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm. Such a person is inflated(AF) by empty notions of his unspiritual[g] mind. 19 They don’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body,(AG) nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, grows with growth from God.
20 If you died with Christ(AH) to the elements of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations: 21 ‘Don’t handle, don’t taste, don’t touch’? 22 All these regulations refer to what is destined to perish by being used up; they are human commands and doctrines. 23 Although these have a reputation for wisdom(AI) by promoting self-made religion, false humility, and severe treatment of the body, they are not of any value in curbing self-indulgence.[h](AJ)
Footnotes
Colossians 2
New International Version
Colossians 2
New International Version
2 I want you to know how hard I am contending(A) for you and for those at Laodicea,(B) and for all who have not met me personally. 2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(C) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(D) of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(E) 4 I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.(F) 5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit(G) and delight to see how disciplined(H) you are and how firm(I) your faith in Christ(J) is.
Spiritual Fullness in Christ
6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,(K) continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted(L) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(M) and overflowing with thankfulness.
8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(N) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(O) rather than on Christ.
9 For in Christ all the fullness(P) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(Q) over every power and authority.(R) 11 In him you were also circumcised(S) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[b](T) was put off when you were circumcised by[c] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism,(U) in which you were also raised with him(V) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.(W)
13 When you were dead in your sins(X) and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[d] alive(Y) with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,(Z) 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,(AA) which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.(AB) 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(AC) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(AD) by the cross.[e]
Freedom From Human Rules
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you(AE) by what you eat or drink,(AF) or with regard to a religious festival,(AG) a New Moon celebration(AH) or a Sabbath day.(AI) 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come;(AJ) the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(AK) and the worship of angels disqualify you.(AL) Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. 19 They have lost connection with the head,(AM) from whom the whole body,(AN) supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.(AO)
20 Since you died with Christ(AP) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(AQ) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(AR) 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(AS) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(AT) 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility(AU) and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
Footnotes
- Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
- Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
- Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of
- Colossians 2:13 Some manuscripts us
- Colossians 2:15 Or them in him
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