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奉 神旨意作基督耶稣使徒的保罗,和提摩太弟兄, 写信给在歌罗西的圣徒,和在基督里忠心的弟兄。愿恩惠平安从我们的父 神临到你们。

为歌罗西信徒感谢 神

我们为你们祈祷的时候,常常感谢 神我们主耶稣基督的父, 因为听见你们在基督耶稣里的信心,和对众圣徒的爱心。 这都是由于那给你们存在天上的盼望,这盼望是你们从前在福音真理的道上听过的。 这福音传到你们那里,也传到全世界;你们听了福音,因着真理确实认识了 神的恩典之后,这福音就在你们中间不断地结果和增长,在全世界也是一样。 这福音也就是你们从我们亲爱的、一同作仆人(“仆人”或译:“执事”)的以巴弗那里学到的。他为你们作了基督忠心的仆役, 也把你们在圣灵里的爱心告诉了我们。

保罗的祈祷

因此,我们从听见的那天起,就不停地为你们祷告祈求,愿你们借着一切属灵的智慧和悟性,可以充分明白 神的旨意, 10 使你们行事为人对得起主,凡事蒙他喜悦;在一切善事上多结果子,更加认识 神; 11 依照他荣耀的大能得着一切能力,带着喜乐的心,凡事忍耐宽容; 12 并且感谢父,他使你们有资格分享圣徒在光明中的基业。 13 他救我们脱离了黑暗的权势,把我们迁入他爱子的国里。 14 我们在爱子里蒙了救赎,罪得赦免。

基督在万有之上

15 这爱子是那看不见的 神的形象,是首先的,在一切被造的之上。 16 因为天上地上的万有:看得见的和看不见的,无论是坐王位的,或是作主的,或是执政的,或是掌权的,都是本着他造的;万有都是借着他,又是为着他而造的。 17 他在万有之先;万有也一同靠着他而存在。 18 他是身体的头,这身体就是教会。他是元始,是死人中首先复生的,好让他在凡事上居首位; 19 因为 神乐意使所有的丰盛都住在爱子里面, 20 并且借着他在十字架上所流的血成就了和平,使万有,无论是地上天上的,都借着他与 神和好了。

21 虽然你们从前也是和 神隔绝,心思上与他为敌,行为邪恶, 22 但现今 神在爱子的肉身上,借着他的死,使你们与 神和好了,为了要把你们这些圣洁、无瑕疵、无可指摘的人,呈献在他面前。 23 只是你们要常存信心,根基稳固,不受动摇偏离福音的盼望。这福音你们听过了,也传给了天下万民;我保罗也作了这福音的仆役。

竭力传扬 神的奥秘

24 现在我为你们受苦,我觉得喜乐;为了基督的身体,就是为了教会,我要在自己的肉身上,补满基督苦难的不足。 25-26 我照着 神为你们而赐给我的管家职分,作了教会的仆役,要把 神的道,就是历世历代隐藏的奥秘,传得完备。现在这奥秘已经向他的众圣徒显明了。 27  神愿意使他们知道这奥秘在外族人中有多么荣耀的丰盛,这奥秘就是基督在你们里面成了荣耀的盼望。 28 我们传扬他,是用各样的智慧,劝戒各人,教导各人,为了要使各人在基督里得到完全。 29 我也为了这事劳苦,按着他用大能在我心中运行的动力,竭力奋斗。

Prefácio e saudação

Paulo, apóstolo de Jesus Cristo, pela vontade de Deus, e o irmão Timóteo, aos santos e irmãos fiéis em Cristo que estão em Colossos: graça a vós e paz, da parte de Deus, nosso Pai, e da do Senhor Jesus Cristo.

A fé e o amor dos colossenses. Oração de Paulo pelo seu progresso espiritual. Jesus Cristo, o autor da nossa redenção, a imagem do Deus invisível, Criador de todas as coisas e cabeça da igreja

Graças damos a Deus, Pai de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, orando sempre por vós, porquanto ouvimos da vossa fé em Cristo Jesus e do amor que tendes para com todos os santos; por causa da esperança que vos está reservada nos céus, da qual já, antes, ouvistes pela palavra da verdade do evangelho, que chegou a vós, como também está em todo o mundo; e já vai frutificando, como também entre vós, desde o dia em que ouvistes e conhecestes a graça de Deus em verdade; como aprendestes de Epafras, nosso amado conservo, que para vós é um fiel ministro de Cristo, o qual nos declarou também o vosso amor no Espírito.

Por esta razão, nós também, desde o dia em que o ouvimos, não cessamos de orar por vós e de pedir que sejais cheios do conhecimento da sua vontade, em toda a sabedoria e inteligência espiritual; 10 para que possais andar dignamente diante do Senhor, agradando-lhe em tudo, frutificando em toda boa obra e crescendo no conhecimento de Deus; 11 corroborados em toda a fortaleza, segundo a força da sua glória, em toda a paciência e longanimidade, com gozo, 12 dando graças ao Pai, que nos fez idôneos para participar da herança dos santos na luz.

13 Ele nos tirou da potestade das trevas e nos transportou para o Reino do Filho do seu amor, 14 em quem temos a redenção pelo seu sangue, a saber, a remissão dos pecados; 15 o qual é imagem do Deus invisível, o primogênito de toda a criação; 16 porque nele foram criadas todas as coisas que há nos céus e na terra, visíveis e invisíveis, sejam tronos, sejam dominações, sejam principados, sejam potestades; tudo foi criado por ele e para ele. 17 E ele é antes de todas as coisas, e todas as coisas subsistem por ele. 18 E ele é a cabeça do corpo da igreja; é o princípio e o primogênito dentre os mortos, para que em tudo tenha a preeminência, 19 porque foi do agrado do Pai que toda a plenitude nele habitasse 20 e que, havendo por ele feito a paz pelo sangue da sua cruz, por meio dele reconciliasse consigo mesmo todas as coisas, tanto as que estão na terra como as que estão nos céus. 21 A vós também, que noutro tempo éreis estranhos e inimigos no entendimento pelas vossas obras más, agora, contudo, vos reconciliou 22 no corpo da sua carne, pela morte, para, perante ele, vos apresentar santos, e irrepreensíveis, e inculpáveis, 23 se, na verdade, permanecerdes fundados e firmes na fé e não vos moverdes da esperança do evangelho que tendes ouvido, o qual foi pregado a toda criatura que há debaixo do céu, e do qual eu, Paulo, estou feito ministro.

O trabalho e os combates de Paulo no seu ministério

24 Regozijo-me, agora, no que padeço por vós e na minha carne cumpro o resto das aflições de Cristo, pelo seu corpo, que é a igreja; 25 da qual eu estou feito ministro segundo a dispensação de Deus, que me foi concedida para convosco, para cumprir a palavra de Deus: 26 o mistério que esteve oculto desde todos os séculos e em todas as gerações e que, agora, foi manifesto aos seus santos; 27 aos quais Deus quis fazer conhecer quais são as riquezas da glória deste mistério entre os gentios, que é Cristo em vós, esperança da glória; 28 a quem anunciamos, admoestando a todo homem e ensinando a todo homem em toda a sabedoria; para que apresentemos todo homem perfeito em Jesus Cristo; 29 e para isto também trabalho, combatendo segundo a sua eficácia, que opera em mim poderosamente.

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

Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

Thanksgiving for the Colossian Believers

We give thanks always to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we[a] pray for you, since we[b] heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel, that has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day you heard about and understood the grace of God in truth, just as you learned it[c] from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,[d] who also made clear to us your love in the Spirit.

Prayer for Maturity Based on Christ’s Preeminence

Because of this also we, from the day we heard about it,[e] did not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual insight, 10 so that you may live in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please him in all respects[f], bearing fruit in every good deed and increasing in the knowledge of God, 11 enabled with all power, according to his glorious might, for all steadfastness and patience with joy, 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light, 13 who has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us[g] to the kingdom of the Son he loves[h], 14 in whom we have the redemption, the forgiveness of sins, 15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all[i] creation, 16 because all things in the heavens and on the earth were created by him, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers, all things were created through him and for him, 17 and he himself is before all things, and in him all things are held together, 18 and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything, 19 because he was well pleased for all the fullness to dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by[j] making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

21 And although you were formerly alienated[k][l] and enemies in attitude, because of your evil deeds, 22 but now you have been reconciled[m] by his physical body[n] through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and steadfast and not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Paul’s Suffering and Stewardship

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister, according to God’s stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God, 26 the mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been revealed to his saints, 27 to whom God wanted to make known what is the glorious wealth of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory, 28 whom we proclaim, by[o] admonishing every person[p] and teaching every person[q] with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person[r] mature in Christ, 29 for which purpose also I labor, striving according to his working which is at work powerfully in me.

Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:3 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“pray”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Colossians 1:4 Here “since” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard about”) which is understood as causal
  3. Colossians 1:7 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts have “on your behalf”
  5. Colossians 1:9 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  6. Colossians 1:10 Literally “to all pleasing”
  7. Colossians 1:13 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  8. Colossians 1:13 Literally “of his love”
  9. Colossians 1:15 Translated as a genitive of subordination (Wallace, GGBB, 104)
  10. Colossians 1:20 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“making peace”) which is understood as means
  11. Colossians 1:21 Literally “and you formerly being alienated”
  12. Colossians 1:21 Here the participle (“being”) is understood as concessive
  13. Colossians 1:22 Some manuscripts have “he has reconciled you
  14. Colossians 1:22 Literally “the body of his flesh”
  15. Colossians 1:28 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“admonishing”) which is understood as means
  16. Colossians 1:28 Literally “man,” used here in a generic sense to refer to persons of either gender
  17. Colossians 1:28 Literally “man,” used here in a generic sense to refer to persons of either gender
  18. Colossians 1:28 Literally “man,” used here in a generic sense to refer to persons of either gender