我是奉上帝旨意做基督耶稣使徒的保罗, 和提摩太弟兄写信给歌罗西的圣徒,就是忠于基督的弟兄姊妹。

愿我们的父上帝赐给你们恩典和平安!

感恩与祷告

3-4 我们听说了你们对基督耶稣的信心和对众圣徒的爱心,为你们祷告的时候,常常感谢我们主耶稣基督的父上帝。 你们能有这样的信心和爱心是因为那给你们存在天上的盼望,就是你们从前从福音真道中听到的盼望。 这福音不但传到了你们那里,也传到了世界各地,并且开花结果,信主的人数不断增长,正如你们当初听了福音,因为明白真理而认识上帝的恩典后的情形。 这福音是你们从我们亲爱的同工以巴弗那里得知的。他代表我们[a]做基督的忠仆, 并把圣灵赐给你们的爱心告诉了我们。

因此,从听到你们的消息那天起,我们便不断地为你们祷告,求上帝使你们在一切属灵的智慧和悟性上完全明白祂的旨意, 10 以便你们行事为人对得起主,凡事蒙祂喜悦,在一切良善的事上结出果实,对上帝的认识不断增加。 11 愿上帝以祂荣耀的权能使你们刚强,无论遇到什么事都能长久忍耐, 12 欢喜地感谢天父,因祂使你们有资格跟众圣徒在光明中同享基业。 13 祂把我们从黑暗的权势下拯救出来,带进祂爱子的国度里。 14 我们借着祂的爱子蒙救赎,罪过得到赦免。

基督超越一切

15 基督是那不能看见之上帝的真像,超越[b]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。 18 祂是教会的头,教会是祂的身体;祂是源头,是首先从死里复活的,这样祂可以在一切事上居首位。 19 因为上帝乐意让一切的丰盛住在祂里面, 20 又借着祂在十字架上所流的血成就了和平,使天地万物借着祂与上帝和好。

21 你们从前与上帝隔绝,行事邪恶,心思意念与祂为敌; 22 但现在上帝借着基督肉身的死使你们与祂和好了,让你们在祂面前成为圣洁无瑕、无可指责的人。 23 只是你们必须恒心持守所信的道,根基稳固,坚定不移,不要失去你们听到福音后所得到的盼望。这福音传给了天下万民。我保罗也做了这福音的使者。

保罗为教会受苦

24 现在我因能够为你们受苦而欢喜,并且我是为基督的身体——教会的缘故,在自己身上补满基督未受的苦难。 25 我受上帝的委派成为教会的仆人,要把上帝的道完整地传给你们。 26 这道是历世历代一直隐藏的奥秘,现在已经向祂的众圣徒显明了。 27 上帝要他们知道这奥秘在外族人中有何等丰富的荣耀,这奥秘就是基督在你们里面,使你们有荣耀的盼望。 28 我们传扬基督,用各样的智慧劝诫、教导众人,使他们在基督里长大成熟,好把他们带到上帝面前。 29 为此,我按着祂在我身上运行的大能尽心竭力,不辞劳苦。

Footnotes

  1. 1:7 我们”有古卷作“你们”。
  2. 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。

Tuˈj Pabl kye Nimil aj Colosa

Jun qˈolbˈil kye nimil toj tnam Colosa

Ayiˈn Pabl, jun tsanjil Jesucristqiˈn, noq tuˈn tajbˈil qMan Dios. Nxi ntzˈibˈinjiˈy uˈj luˈn junx tukˈa qerman Timotey. Nxi ntzˈibˈiˈn kyeˈy, ayiˈy werman te aj Colosa, a waˈlqiˈy toj kynimbˈila tiˈj Crist, a skˈoˈnxix tuˈn Dios. Axte qMan Dios ktzajil qˈonte jun t‑xtalbˈil kyibˈaja, ex jun kymujbˈil kyibˈa toj tkyaqil.

Tnaˈj Dios Pabl kyiˈj nimil toj Colosa

Kukx nqo naˈn Diosjiˈy, ex nxi qqˈoˈn chjonte kyiˈja te Dios, a Manbˈaj te qAjaw Jesucrist, quˈn ma qbˈiˈy jun tqanil tiˈj kynimbˈila tiˈj Crist, a Jesús, ex tiˈj tqˈaqˈbˈil kykˈuˈja kyxoliliˈy tiˈj tkyaqil txqantl nimil. ¿Ex jaˈn ntzaje kynimbˈila ex tqˈaqˈbˈil kykˈuˈja? Antza ntzaje tiˈjjo a nchi ayoˈn tiˈj; aj tkyaqiljo a o tzaj ttziyin Dios, ex kˈuˈn tuˈn te kyeˈy toj kyaˈj. O tzaj kykˈmoˈnjiˈy qˈuqbˈil kykˈuˈja, atxixj tej tkubˈ kybˈiˈn, ex tkubˈ kyniminjiˈy Tbˈanil Tqanil kolbˈil, a Tyol Dios twutzxix wen.

Ex toj tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ, luˈ Tyol Dios nchˈiy wen, nyakuj jun wiˈ awal, nimxix twutz ma tzˈel; ikyxjo tzeˈnku ma bˈaj kyxola, ex toj kychwinqila, tej tok kybˈiˈn tqanil t‑xtalbˈil qMan Dios, ex el kynikyˈa tiˈj qa twutzxix.

Tkyaqiljo lo, o bˈaj t‑xnaqˈtzin Epafras, a o tzˈaqˈnin junx qukˈiy, ex nimxix tqˈaqˈbˈil qkˈuˈja tiˈj. Waja tuˈn t‑xi nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy qa ajo Epafras jun tbˈanil taqˈnil Crist at kyxola. Ex tej tul tzaluˈn, a ul qˈinte tqanil kyiˈja, qa nimxix tqˈaqˈbˈil kykˈuˈja qiˈja, a tzajnin tiˈj Xewbˈaj Xjan.

Tuˈnpetziˈn, atxix tej qbˈintiˈy, kukx nqo naˈn Diosa kyiˈja, ex nqo qaniˈn te, tuˈn tqˈoˈnte tumil kyeˈy, tuˈn tel kynikyˈa tiˈj tajbˈil, ex tuˈn ttzaj tqˈoˈn nim kynabˈla, ex tuˈn tel kynikyˈa toj kyanmin tiˈjjo a taj Dios kyukˈiy. 10 Ex ikyxjo, nqo kubˈsin qwutza te Dios, tuˈntzintla kybˈeta toj tumilxix tzeˈnkuxjo tajbˈil qAjaw, ex tuˈntzintla ttzalaj Dios kyiˈja toj tkyaqil, tuˈn kybˈinchintejiˈy wen, ex tuˈn kyel wena toj kychwinqila tzeˈnku jun tbˈanil awal, nimxix twutz n‑el. Ikytziˈn, k‑elilexix kynikyˈjiˈy te Dios. 11 Ex nqo qaniˈn te Dios, tuˈn ttzaj tqˈoˈn jun kujsbˈil kyeˈy, noq tuˈn tkyaqil tipin, tuˈn kyweˈxixa tukˈa jniˈ kyipiˈn, ex tuˈn tikyˈx kyuˈn, exla qa nim nya bˈaˈntz tzul kanin kyiˈja. 12 Ex nqo qaniˈn te qMan, tuˈn t‑xi kyqˈoˈn chjonte te Dios tukˈa nim tzaljbˈil. Quˈn tuˈn ma qo txˈixpit tuˈn, tuˈn tbˈant qnajan toj kyaˈj, a nqoptzˈaj wen, ex tuˈn ttzaj qkˈmoˈn tkyaqiljo qetzbˈil at qoklin tiˈj, a ktzajil tqˈoˈn Dios te tkyaqiljo nimil. 13 Quˈn ma qo klet tuˈn Dios tjaqˈ tipin tkawbˈil il, a qxopin toj qanmin, ex ma qo tzaqpet te tipin tkyaqil nya bˈaˈn, tuˈn qpon tiˈn toj Tkawbˈil Tkˈwal, a kˈuˈjlin tuˈn. 14 Noq tuˈn tkyimlin Jesús te qxel, ma qo klet, ex ma kubˈ najsit tkyaqil qil.

Ma qmujbˈe qibˈ tukˈa qMan Dios, noq tuˈn tkyimlin Tkˈwal

15 Nya qˈanchaˈl te Dios, me atziˈn jaˈlin, ma qli noq tuˈn Tkˈwal, a nimxix toklin, atxixj tej naˈmxtaq tkubˈ tchˈiysin Dios tkyaqil. 16 Ex aku teˈ Tkˈwal tAjaw Tkyaqil, ex noq tuˈn, o bˈante tuˈn Dios tkyaqiljo a at toj kyaˈj ex jniˈ at twutz txˈotxˈ: Tkyaqiljo qˈanchaˈl ex tkyaqiljo nya qˈanchaˈl, junx kyukˈa jniˈ nmaq kawil ex kykyaqil nmaq kyoklin, ex kykyaqiljo nejinelqe junx kyukˈa jniˈ kawbˈil. Kykyaqilxjo lo o chi bˈant tuˈn Tkˈwal qMan Dios, tuˈn kyajbˈin te. 17 Ex kukx o teˈn Tkˈwal te tnejil, atxixj tej naˈmtaq tbˈant tkyaqil, ex toj ttxolilxix tzyuˈmila tibˈjo tkyaqil tuˈn. 18 Ex ikyxjo, a te Tkˈwal Dios wiˈbˈaj, quˈn nejinel te Ttanim qMan, a axjo t‑xmilil. Ex ate nej jatz anqˈin kyxol kyimnin, tuˈn tok toklin te tnejilxix kywutz kykyaqil. 19 Quˈn axte Dios tajtaq tuˈn tyekˈinte Tkˈwal ikyxixjo tzeˈnkuxjo a toj tkyaqil. 20 Ex noq tuˈnjo Tkˈwal, tajtaq Dios tuˈn tmujbˈinte tibˈ tukˈa tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ, ex tukˈa jniˈ at toj kyaˈj. Ex noq tuˈn tchkyˈel Jesús, a Tkˈwal, el chitj, tej tkyim twutz cruz, o tajbˈe Dios tuˈn tkubˈ tnikˈuˈn juntl majl tkyaqiljo bˈinchin tuˈn, a otaq naj tuˈn il.

21 Najchaqtaq otoˈye ojtxe tkˈatz Dios, ex ajqˈojqotaq tiˈj toj qanmin, noq tuˈn tpaj qbˈinchbˈin nya bˈaˈn. 22 Me atziˈn jaˈlin, axte Dios o tzˈok mujbˈinqe junx tukˈa, noq tuˈn nimx ikyˈx tuˈn Jesús, tej tkyimjo t‑xmilil, tej tten tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ. A Jesús skˈoˈnxix tuˈn qMan Dios tuˈn tok te Crist te jun majx. O bˈantjo luˈn tuˈn, noq tuˈn qpon qˈiˈn twutz, saqxix toj qanmin, ex ntiˈ chˈin tzˈil qiˈj, ex ntiˈ chˈin qkyˈi.

23 Tuˈnpetziˈn, qa qaj tuˈn qok ikyjo, il tiˈj tuˈn qweˈxix wen toj qnimbˈil, tuˈn mina jaw kaˈmin qkˈuˈj tiˈjjo a nqo ayoˈn tiˈj. Ikytziˈn, mina qo txalpaj tiˈjjo luˈn, a ma qbˈi, ex tzajnin tiˈjjo Tbˈanil Tqanil kolbˈil. Atziˈn Tbˈanil Tqanil, atzin nqˈmaˈnte kyexjal toj tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ; ex ayiˈn Pabl, loqiˈn nchin mojin tuˈn tyolit.

A taqˈin Pabl kyxol tkyaqil Ttanim Dios

24 Atziˈn jaˈlin, tzun nchin tzalaja tiˈjjo n‑ikyˈx wuˈn, quˈn bˈiˈn wuˈn, qa n‑ajbˈin luˈn tuˈn kychˈiya, ikyx tzeˈnku a ma tzikyˈx tuˈn Jesús n‑ajbˈin te kolbˈilqe. Ayintzin weˈ loqiˈn nchin ikyˈsin tiˈjjo a atx taj noq tuˈn tel wenjo Ttanim Dios, a t‑xmilil Crist. 25 Quˈn ma tzaj tqˈoˈn Dios wokliˈn te jun aqˈnil txol Ttanim, quˈn atzin waqˈiˈn, a o tzaj tqˈoˈn, a tuˈn t‑xi nqˈoˈn kyeˈy tkyaqiljo Tyol Dios, 26 junx tukˈa t‑xim, a ewintaq kywutzxjal atxix ojtxe. Ewintaq tuˈn Dios nej, me atziˈn jaˈlin, ma kubˈ tchikyˈbˈin Dios te Ttanim. 27 Quˈn taj Dios tuˈn tkubˈ yekˈit twutz tkyaqil Ttanim, tuˈn tel tnikyˈ tiˈjjo t‑xim, a ewintaq. Iky t‑xim Diosjo kyjaluˈn: Qa tkyaqil xjal twutz txˈotxˈ at kyoklin junx, tuˈn kyok te Ttanim Dios, ex tuˈn tokx Jesucrist toj kyanmin. Ex noq tuˈn at Crist toj qanmin, loqo nqo ayoˈn tukˈa tqˈuqbˈil qkˈuˈj, tuˈn qpoˈn junx tukˈa toj kyaˈj, jaˈ qo jawila nimsin tuˈn.

28 Ex awo qeˈ nqo yoliˈn tiˈj Jesucrist, ex nqo qˈoˈn tumil kye kykyaqil xjal, ex nxi qxnaqˈtziˈn te tkyaqil, tukˈa tkyaqil qnabˈla, noq tuˈn kynimin jniˈ xjal Tbˈanil Tqanil, ex tuˈn kytijinxjal toj kynimbˈil, noq tuˈn Crist, a Jesús. 29 Tuˈnpetziˈn, nchin aqˈniˈn, ex n‑ok tilil wuˈn tukˈa tkyaqil tipin Crist, a at toj wanmiˈn ex toj nchwinqila.

Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) and Timothy(C) our brother,

To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters[a] in Christ:

Grace(D) and peace to you from God our Father.[b](E)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

We always thank God,(F) the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love(G) you have for all God’s people(H) the faith and love that spring from the hope(I) stored up for you in heaven(J) and about which you have already heard in the true message(K) of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(L) and growing throughout the whole world(M)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. You learned it from Epaphras,(N) our dear fellow servant,[c] who is a faithful minister(O) of Christ on our[d] behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(P)

For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(Q) we have not stopped praying for you.(R) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(S) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[e](T) 10 so that you may live a life worthy(U) of the Lord and please him(V) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(W) 11 being strengthened with all power(X) according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,(Y) 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(Z) who has qualified you[f] to share in the inheritance(AA) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(AB) 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(AC) and brought us into the kingdom(AD) of the Son he loves,(AE) 14 in whom we have redemption,(AF) the forgiveness of sins.(AG)

The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image(AH) of the invisible God,(AI) the firstborn(AJ) over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created:(AK) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(AL) all things have been created through him and for him.(AM) 17 He is before all things,(AN) and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head(AO) of the body, the church;(AP) he is the beginning and the firstborn(AQ) from among the dead,(AR) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(AS) to have all his fullness(AT) dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile(AU) to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,(AV) by making peace(AW) through his blood,(AX) shed on the cross.

21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies(AY) in your minds(AZ) because of[g] your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled(BA) you by Christ’s physical body(BB) through death to present you(BC) holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation(BD) 23 if you continue(BE) in your faith, established(BF) and firm, and do not move from the hope(BG) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(BH) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(BI)

Paul’s Labor for the Church

24 Now I rejoice(BJ) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(BK) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(BL) 25 I have become its servant(BM) by the commission God gave me(BN) to present to you the word of God(BO) in its fullness— 26 the mystery(BP) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known(BQ) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(BR) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(BS) the hope of glory.

28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing(BT) and teaching everyone with all wisdom,(BU) so that we may present everyone fully mature(BV) in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously(BW) contend(BX) with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.(BY)

Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 4:15.
  2. Colossians 1:2 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
  3. Colossians 1:7 Or slave
  4. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your
  5. Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
  6. Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us
  7. Colossians 1:21 Or minds, as shown by

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

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.

18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.