Colossians 2
Amplified Bible
You Are Built Up in Christ
2 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those [believers] at [a]Laodicea, and for all who [like yourselves] have never seen me face to face. 2 [For my hope is] that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in [unselfish] [b]love, so that they may have all the riches that come from the full assurance of understanding [the joy of salvation], resulting in a true [and more intimate] knowledge of the [c]mystery of God, that is, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge [regarding the word and purposes of God]. 4 I say this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive [but thoroughly deceptive] arguments. 5 For even though I am absent [from you] in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, [d]delighted to see your good discipline [as you stand shoulder to shoulder and form a solid front] and to see the stability of your faith in Christ [your steadfast reliance on Him and your unwavering confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].
6 Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in [union with] Him [reflecting His character in the things you do and say—living lives that lead others away from sin], 7 having been deeply rooted [in Him] and now being continually built up in Him and [becoming increasingly more] established [e]in your faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing in it with gratitude.
8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception [pseudo-intellectual babble], according to the tradition [and musings] of mere men, following the [f]elementary principles of this world, rather than following [the truth—the teachings of] Christ. 9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity (the Godhead) dwells in bodily form [completely expressing the divine essence of God]. 10 And in Him you have been made complete [achieving spiritual stature through Christ], and He is the head over all rule and authority [of every angelic and earthly power]. 11 In Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, but by the [spiritual] circumcision of Christ in the stripping off of the body of the flesh [the sinful carnal nature], 12 having been buried with Him in baptism and raised with Him [to a new life] through [your] faith in the working of God, [as displayed] when He raised Christ from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh (worldliness, manner of life), God made you alive together with Christ, having [freely] forgiven us all our sins, 14 having canceled out the [g]certificate of debt consisting of [h]legal demands [which were in force] against us and which were hostile to us. And this certificate He has set aside and completely removed by nailing it to the cross. 15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He made a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His triumphal procession], having triumphed over them through [i]the cross.
16 Therefore let no one judge you in regard to food and drink or in regard to [the observance of] a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day. 17 Such things are only a shadow of what is to come and they have only symbolic value; but the substance [the reality of what is foreshadowed] belongs to Christ. 18 Let no one defraud you of your prize [your freedom in Christ and your salvation] by insisting on mock humility and the worship of angels, going into detail about visions [he claims] he has seen [to justify his authority], puffed up [in conceit] by his unspiritual mind, 19 and not holding fast to the head [of the body, Jesus Christ], from whom the entire body, supplied and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth [that can come only] from God.
20 If you have died with Christ to the [j]elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were still living in the world, do you submit to rules and regulations, such as, 21 “Do not handle [this], do not taste [that], do not [even] touch!”? 22 (these things all perish with use)—in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men.(A) 23 These practices indeed have the appearance [that popularly passes as that] of wisdom in self-made religion and mock humility and severe treatment of the body (asceticism), but are of no value against sinful indulgence [because they do not honor God].
Footnotes
- Colossians 2:1 Along with Colossae, Laodicea was located in the valley of the Lycus River and is one of the seven churches mentioned in Rev 1-3.
- Colossians 2:2 See note 1:4.
- Colossians 2:2 See note 1:26.
- Colossians 2:5 Lit rejoicing and seeing.
- Colossians 2:7 Or by.
- Colossians 2:8 Perhaps a reference to ancient philosophies based on the belief that only the material world is real.
- Colossians 2:14 This term refers to a debtor’s handwritten note acknowledging the debt.
- Colossians 2:14 I.e. the requirements found in the Mosaic Law which were violated. The debt is the punishment due for the violator’s sins. Gentiles were never directly liable to the Law, but as Paul explains in Rom 2:12-16, God holds them responsible for violating the principles of the Law that they acknowledge of their own volition.
- Colossians 2:15 Lit it or Him.
- Colossians 2:20 See note v 8.
Colossenses 2
Nova Versão Transformadora
2 Quero que saibam quantas lutas tenho enfrentado por causa de vocês e dos que estão em Laodiceia, e por muitos que não me conhecem pessoalmente. 2 Que eles sejam encorajados e unidos por fortes laços de amor e tenham plena certeza de que entendem o segredo de Deus, que é o próprio Cristo. 3 Nele estão escondidos todos os tesouros de sabedoria e conhecimento.
4 Eu lhes digo isso para que ninguém os engane com argumentos bem elaborados. 5 Pois, embora eu esteja longe, meu coração está com vocês. E eu me alegro de que estejam vivendo como devem e de que sua fé em Cristo seja forte.
Liberdade e nova vida em Cristo
6 E agora, assim como aceitaram Cristo Jesus como Senhor, continuem a segui-lo. 7 Aprofundem nele suas raízes e sobre ele edifiquem sua vida. Então sua fé se fortalecerá na verdade que lhes foi ensinada, e vocês transbordarão de gratidão.
8 Não permitam que outros os escravizem com filosofias vazias e invenções enganosas provenientes do raciocínio humano, com base nos princípios espirituais deste mundo, e não em Cristo. 9 Pois nele habita em corpo humano toda a plenitude de Deus.[a] 10 Portanto, porque estão nele, o cabeça de todo governante e autoridade, vocês também estão completos.
11 Em Cristo vocês foram circuncidados, mas não por uma operação física, e sim espiritual, na qual foi removido o domínio de sua natureza humana.[b] 12 No batismo, vocês foram sepultados com Cristo e, com ele, foram ressuscitados para a nova vida por meio da fé no grande poder de Deus, que ressuscitou Cristo dos mortos.
13 Vocês estavam mortos por causa de seus pecados e da incircuncisão de sua natureza humana.[c] Então Deus lhes deu vida com Cristo, pois perdoou todos os nossos pecados. 14 Ele cancelou o registro de acusações contra nós, removendo-o e pregando-o na cruz. 15 Desse modo, desarmou[d] os governantes e as autoridades espirituais e os envergonhou publicamente ao vencê-los na cruz.
16 Portanto, não deixem que ninguém os condene pelo que comem ou bebem, ou por não celebrarem certos dias santos, as cerimônias da lua nova ou os sábados. 17 Pois essas coisas são apenas sombras da realidade futura, e o próprio Cristo é essa realidade. 18 Não aceitem a condenação daqueles que insistem numa humildade fingida e na adoração de anjos[e] e que alegam ter visões a respeito dessas coisas. A mente pecaminosa deles os tornou orgulhosos, 19 e eles não estão ligados a Cristo, que é a cabeça do corpo. Unido a ele por meio de suas juntas e seus ligamentos, o corpo cresce à medida que é nutrido por Deus.
20 Vocês morreram com Cristo, e ele os libertou dos princípios espirituais deste mundo. Então por que continuar a seguir as regras deste mundo, que dizem: 21 “Não mexa! Não prove! Não toque!”? 22 Essas regras não passam de ensinamentos humanos sobre coisas que se deterioram com o uso. 23 Podem até parecer sábias, pois exigem devoção, abnegação e rigorosa disciplina física, mas em nada contribuem para vencer os desejos da natureza pecaminosa.
Colossians 2
Christian Standard Bible
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 people are inflated(AF) by empty notions of their 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)
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