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Colossians 2
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2 For I want you to know (A)how great a (B)struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2 that (C)their hearts may be encouraged, being (D)knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of (E)God's mystery, which is Christ, 3 (F)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 I say this in order (G)that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. 5 For (H)though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your (I)good order and (J)the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Alive in Christ

6 (K)Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 (L)rooted and (M)built up in him and (N)established in the faith, just (O)as you were taught, abounding (P)in thanksgiving.

8 See to it that no one takes you captive by (Q)philosophy and (R)empty deceit, according to (S)human tradition, according to the (T)elemental spirits[a] of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For (U)in him the whole fullness of deity dwells (V)bodily, 10 and (W)you have been filled in him, who is (X)the head of all rule and authority. 11 In him also (Y)you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by (Z)putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 (AA)having been buried with him in baptism, in which (AB)you were also raised with him through faith in (AC)the powerful working of God, (AD)who raised him from the dead. 13 (AE)And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God (AF)made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by (AG)canceling (AH)the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 (AI)He disarmed the rulers and authorities[b] and (AJ)put them to open shame, by (AK)triumphing over them in him.[c]

Let No One Disqualify You

16 Therefore let no one (AL)pass judgment on you (AM)in questions of food and drink, or with regard to (AN)a festival or (AO)a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 (AP)These are a shadow of the things to come, but (AQ)the substance belongs to Christ. 18 Let no one (AR)disqualify you, (AS)insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, (AT)going on in detail about visions,[d] (AU)puffed up without reason by (AV)his sensuous mind, 19 and (AW)not (AX)holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.

20 If with Christ (AY)you died to the (AZ)elemental spirits of the world, (BA)why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— 21 (BB)“Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” 22 ((BC)referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to (BD)human precepts and teachings? 23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in (BE)promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are (BF)of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.

Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:8 Or elementary principles; also verse 20
  2. Colossians 2:15 Probably demonic rulers and authorities
  3. Colossians 2:15 Or in it (that is, the cross)
  4. Colossians 2:18 Or about the things he has seen
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2 Jag vill att ni ska veta hur mycket jag kämpar för er och för dem i Laodikeia[a], och för alla andra som jag inte har träffat personligen. 2 Mitt mål är att de ska styrkas i sina hjärtan, bindas samman i kärlek och nå fram till hela den djupa och rika insikt som är kunskapen om Guds hemlighet[b], nämligen Kristus själv. 3 I honom finns vishetens och kunskapens[c] alla skatter gömda. 4 Detta säger jag för att ingen ska kunna lura er med lockande argument. 5 Även om jag fysiskt är långt borta från er, så är jag hos er i anden. Och jag gläder mig över att få se er stå disciplinerade och fasta i er tro på Kristus.

Nytt liv i gemenskapen med Kristus

6 Ni har tagit emot Kristus Jesus som Herren. Lev[d] då i honom, 7 fast rotade och uppbyggda i honom, styrkta i den tro ni har fått undervisning i, och tacka honom ständigt.

8 Låt ingen fängsla er med tomma och bedrägliga vishetsläror[e], som bygger på mänskliga traditioner och världens läror[f] och inte på Kristus. 9 Den gudomliga fullheten[g] bor nämligen i Kristus i kroppslig gestalt. 10 I honom, som är huvudet för alla härskare och makter,[h] har ni nått er fullhet. 11 I honom har ni också blivit omskurna[i], men inte så som människor gör det, utan genom Kristus omskärelse, det vill säga: ert gamla jag, som styrdes av synden, skars bort 12 när ni begravdes med honom i dopet. I dopet har ni också uppstått med honom genom tron på Guds kraft som uppväckte Kristus från de döda.

13 Ni var döda på grund av era överträdelser och ert oomskurna tillstånd. Men Gud lät er bli levande tillsammans med Kristus. Han förlät oss alla våra överträdelser 14 och drog ett streck över det skuldebrev med dess föreskrifter som anklagade oss. Det tog han bort och spikade fast på korset. 15 Han avväpnade härskarna och makterna och skämde ut dem inför hela världen, då han segrade över dem på korset.[j]

16 Låt därför ingen döma er för vad ni äter eller dricker, eller när det gäller olika högtider, nymånadsdagar eller sabbater. 17 Sådana är bara en skugga av det som skulle komma, men själva kroppen är Kristus.[k] 18 Låt inte segern tas ifrån er av några som ägnar sig åt falsk ödmjukhet och ängladyrkan och aldrig slutar att analysera sina syner. De tänker på ett högfärdigt, mänskligt sätt 19 och har tappat kontakten med huvudet, som hela kroppen får sitt stöd av och hålls samman av, med leder och senor, så att den växer så som Gud vill.

20 Med Kristus har ni dött bort från världens stadgar.[l] Varför beter ni er då som om ni fortfarande hörde till den här världen? Varför lyder ni påbud som: 21 ”Ha inte med det där att göra! Smaka inte på det där! Rör inte det där!”? 22 Sådant ska ju förbrukas och försvinna och hör bara ihop med mänskliga regler och läror. 23 Det kanske ser ut som vishet och som självvalda religiösa övningar, falsk ödmjukhet och förnekelse av och förakt för kroppens behov, men saknar värde.

Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Laodikeia (nuvarande Pamukkale i Turkiet) låg knappt två mil från Kolossai. Brevet skulle läsas även i den församlingen.
  2. 2:2 Se not till 1:26.
  3. 2:3 Paulus använde ordet kunskap för att gå emot gnosticismen, en falsk lära som bl.a. sa att ”den hemliga kunskapen” skulle rädda människor.
  4. 2:6 Ordagrant: vandra i honom.
  5. 2:8 Paulus varnade för den religionsblandning av judendom och avgudadyrkan som fanns i området.
  6. 2:8 Eller: världens makter.
  7. 2:9 Se not till 1:19.
  8. 2:10 Området där Kolossai låg var känt för sin ängladyrkan, som härskare och makter här kan tänkas syfta på, och Paulus ville visa att änglarna står under Jesus.
  9. 2:11 Paulus gick emot dem som krävde att icke-judiska män måste omskäras när de började tro på Kristus.
  10. 2:15 Bilden är hämtad från romerska triumftåg.
  11. 2:17 Gamla testamentets föreskrifter var som en skugga av verkligheten i Kristus.
  12. 2:20 Eller: världens makter.
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Colossians 2
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2 I want you to know how hard I am contending(A) for you and for those at Laodicea,(B) and for all who have not met me personally. 2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(C) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(D) of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(E) 4 I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.(F) 5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit(G) and delight to see how disciplined(H) you are and how firm(I) your faith in Christ(J) is.

Spiritual Fullness in Christ

6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,(K) continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted(L) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(M) and overflowing with thankfulness.

8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(N) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(O) rather than on Christ.

9 For in Christ all the fullness(P) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(Q) over every power and authority.(R) 11 In him you were also circumcised(S) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[b](T) was put off when you were circumcised by[c] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism,(U) in which you were also raised with him(V) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.(W)

13 When you were dead in your sins(X) and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[d] alive(Y) with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,(Z) 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,(AA) which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.(AB) 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(AC) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(AD) by the cross.[e]

Freedom From Human Rules

16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you(AE) by what you eat or drink,(AF) or with regard to a religious festival,(AG) a New Moon celebration(AH) or a Sabbath day.(AI) 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come;(AJ) the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(AK) and the worship of angels disqualify you.(AL) Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. 19 They have lost connection with the head,(AM) from whom the whole body,(AN) supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.(AO)

20 Since you died with Christ(AP) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(AQ) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(AR) 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(AS) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(AT) 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility(AU) and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.

Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
  2. Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
  3. Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of
  4. Colossians 2:13 Some manuscripts us
  5. Colossians 2:15 Or them in him
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