歌羅西書 1:1-12

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

1 我是奉上帝旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅， ²和提摩太弟兄寫信給歌羅西的聖徒，就是忠於基督的弟兄姊妹。

願我們的父上帝賜給你們恩典和平安！

感恩與禱告

^3-4我們聽說了你們對基督耶穌的信心和對眾聖徒的愛心，為你們禱告的時候，常常感謝我們主耶穌基督的父上帝。 ⁵你們能有這樣的信心和愛心是因為那給你們存在天上的盼望，就是你們從前從福音真道中聽到的盼望。 ⁶這福音不但傳到了你們那裡，也傳到了世界各地，並且開花結果，信主的人數不斷增長，正如你們當初聽了福音，因為明白真理而認識上帝的恩典後的情形。 ⁷這福音是你們從我們親愛的同工以巴弗那裡得知的。他代表我們^[a]作基督的忠僕， ⁸並把聖靈賜給你們的愛心告訴了我們。

⁹因此，從聽到你們的消息那天起，我們便不斷地為你們禱告，求上帝使你們在一切屬靈的智慧和悟性上完全明白祂的旨意， ¹⁰以便你們行事為人對得起主，凡事蒙祂喜悅，在一切良善的事上結出果實，對上帝的認識不斷增加。 ¹¹願上帝以祂榮耀的權能使你們剛強，無論遇到什麼事都能長久忍耐， ¹²歡喜地感謝天父，因祂使你們有資格跟眾聖徒在光明中同享基業。

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Footnotes

1·7 「我們」有古卷作「你們」。

歌罗西书 1:1-12

Chinese New Version (Traditional)

問安

1 奉　神旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅，和提摩太弟兄， ²寫信給在歌羅西的聖徒，和在基督裡忠心的弟兄。願恩惠平安從我們的父　神臨到你們。

為歌羅西信徒感謝　神

³我們為你們祈禱的時候，常常感謝　神我們主耶穌基督的父， ⁴因為聽見你們在基督耶穌裡的信心，和對眾聖徒的愛心。 ⁵這都是由於那給你們存在天上的盼望，這盼望是你們從前在福音真理的道上聽過的。 ⁶這福音傳到你們那裡，也傳到全世界；你們聽了福音，因著真理確實認識了　神的恩典之後，這福音就在你們中間不斷地結果和增長，在全世界也是一樣。 ⁷這福音也就是你們從我們親愛的、一同作僕人（“僕人”或譯：“執事”）的以巴弗那裡學到的。他為你們作了基督忠心的僕役， ⁸也把你們在聖靈裡的愛心告訴了我們。

保羅的祈禱

⁹因此，我們從聽見的那天起，就不停地為你們禱告祈求，願你們藉著一切屬靈的智慧和悟性，可以充分明白　神的旨意， ¹⁰使你們行事為人對得起主，凡事蒙他喜悅；在一切善事上多結果子，更加認識　神； ¹¹依照他榮耀的大能得著一切能力，帶著喜樂的心，凡事忍耐寬容； ¹²並且感謝父，他使你們有資格分享聖徒在光明中的基業。

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Colossians 1:1-12

New King James Version

Greeting

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

²To the saints ^(B)and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse:

^(C)Grace to you and peace from God our Father ^[a]and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Their Faith in Christ

³^(D)We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴^(E)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of ^(F)your love for all the saints; ⁵because of the hope ^(G)which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, ⁶which has come to you, ^(H)as it has also in all the world, and ^(I)is bringing forth ^[b]fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew ^(J)the grace of God in truth; ⁷as you also learned from ^(K)Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is ^(L)a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, ⁸who also declared to us your ^(M)love in the Spirit.

Preeminence of Christ

⁹^(N)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask ^(O)that you may be filled with ^(P)the knowledge of His will ^(Q)in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; ¹⁰^(R)that you may walk worthy of the Lord, ^(S)fully pleasing Him, ^(T)being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the ^(U)knowledge of God; ¹¹^(V)strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, ^(W)for all patience and longsuffering ^(X)with joy; ¹²^(Y)giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of ^(Z)the inheritance of the saints in the light.