基督为中心

15 爱子是那不可见之神的形像,
是一切被造之物的长子[a]
16 因为万有都是藉着他造的:
天上和地上的,看得见和看不见的,
无论王位或主权,统治的或掌权的,
一切都是藉着他造的,也是为他而造的,
17 他在万有之先,万有也藉着他而存在,

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Footnotes

  1. 歌罗西书 1:15 长子——原文直译“首生者”。

基督超越一切

15 基督是那不能看见之上帝的真像,超越[a]一切受造之物。 16 因为万物都是借着祂创造的,天上的、地上的、有形的、无形的、做王的、统治的、执政的、掌权的,一切都是借着祂也是为了祂而创造的。 17 祂存在于万物之前,万物都靠祂而维系。

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Footnotes

  1. 1:15 超越”或译“先存于”,希腊文是“长子”,常用来指地位上的优越或时间上的优先。

The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image(A) of the invisible God,(B) the firstborn(C) over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created:(D) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(E) all things have been created through him and for him.(F) 17 He is before all things,(G) and in him all things hold together.

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15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

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