Coloseni 2
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
2 Vreau, în adevăr, să ştiţi cât de mare luptă(A) duc pentru voi, pentru cei din Laodiceea şi pentru toţi cei ce nu mi-au văzut faţa în trup; 2 pentru ca(B) să li se îmbărbăteze inimile, să fie uniţi(C) în dragoste şi să capete toate bogăţiile plinătăţii de pricepere, ca să cunoască(D) taina lui Dumnezeu Tatăl, adică pe Hristos, 3 în(E) care sunt ascunse toate comorile înţelepciunii şi ale ştiinţei. 4 Spun lucrul acesta pentru ca(F) nimeni să nu vă înşele prin vorbiri amăgitoare. 5 Căci măcar că(G) sunt departe cu trupul, totuşi cu duhul sunt cu voi şi privesc cu bucurie la buna rânduială(H) care domneşte între voi şi la tăria(I) credinţei voastre în Hristos. 6 Astfel dar, după cum(J) aţi primit pe Hristos Isus, Domnul, aşa să şi umblaţi în El, 7 fiind înrădăcinaţi şi zidiţi în El, întăriţi prin credinţă, după învăţăturile care v-au fost date, şi sporind în ea cu mulţumiri către Dumnezeu. 8 Luaţi seama(K) ca nimeni să nu vă fure cu filozofia şi cu o amăgire deşartă după datina(L) oamenilor, după învăţăturile începătoare ale lumii(M), şi nu după Hristos. 9 Căci în El(N) locuieşte trupeşte toată plinătatea Dumnezeirii. 10 Voi aveţi totul deplin(O) în El, care(P) este Capul oricărei domnii(Q) şi stăpâniri. 11 În El aţi fost tăiaţi împrejur(R) nu cu o tăiere împrejur făcută de mână, ci cu tăierea împrejur a lui Hristos, în dezbrăcarea(S) de trupul poftelor firii noastre pământeşti, 12 fiind îngropaţi(T) împreună cu El prin botez şi înviaţi(U) în El şi împreună cu El prin credinţa(V) în puterea lui Dumnezeu, care(W) L-a înviat din morţi. 13 Pe voi(X), care eraţi morţi în greşelile voastre şi în firea voastră pământească netăiată împrejur, Dumnezeu v-a adus la viaţă împreună cu El, după ce ne-a iertat toate greşelile. 14 A şters(Y) zapisul cu poruncile lui, care stătea împotriva noastră şi ne era potrivnic, şi l-a nimicit pironindu-l pe cruce. 15 A dezbrăcat(Z) domniile şi stăpânirile(AA) şi le-a făcut de ocară înaintea lumii, după ce a ieşit biruitor asupra lor prin cruce. 16 Nimeni dar să(AB) nu vă judece cu privire la mâncare(AC) sau băutură, cu(AD) privire la o zi de sărbătoare, cu privire la o lună nouă sau cu privire la o zi de Sabat, 17 care(AE) sunt umbra lucrurilor viitoare, dar trupul este al lui Hristos. 18 Nimeni(AF) să nu vă răpească premiul alergării, făcându-şi voia lui însuşi printr-o smerenie şi închinare la îngeri, amestecându-se în(AG) lucruri pe care nu le-a văzut, umflat de o mândrie deşartă, prin gândurile firii lui pământeşti, 19 şi nu se ţine strâns de Capul(AH) din care tot trupul, hrănit şi bine închegat, cu ajutorul încheieturilor şi legăturilor, îşi primeşte creşterea pe care i-o dă Dumnezeu. 20 Dacă aţi murit(AI) împreună cu Hristos faţă de învăţăturile începătoare(AJ) ale lumii, de ce, ca şi cum aţi trăi încă în lume, vă supuneţi la porunci ca acestea: 21 „Nu(AK) lua, nu gusta, nu(AL) atinge cutare lucru!” 22 Toate aceste lucruri, care pier odată cu întrebuinţarea lor şi sunt întemeiate pe(AM) porunci şi învăţături omeneşti, 23 au(AN), în adevăr, o înfăţişare de înţelepciune într-o închinare(AO) voită, o smerenie şi asprime faţă de trup, dar nu sunt de niciun preţ împotriva gâdilării firii pământeşti.
Colossians 2
English Standard Version
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
- Colossians 2:8 Or elementary principles; also verse 20
- Colossians 2:15 Probably demonic rulers and authorities
- Colossians 2:15 Or in it (that is, the cross)
- Colossians 2:18 Or about the things he has seen
Colossians 2
New King James Version
Not Philosophy but Christ
2 For I want you to know what a great (A)conflict[a] I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, [b]both of the Father and of Christ, 3 (B)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 Now this I say (C)lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. 5 For (D)though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing [c]to see (E)your good order and the (F)steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
6 (G)As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 (H)rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding [d]in it with thanksgiving.
8 Beware lest anyone [e]cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to (I)the tradition of men, according to the (J)basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For (K)in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead [f]bodily; 10 and you are complete in Him, who is the (L)head of all [g]principality and power.
Not Legalism but Christ
11 In Him you were also (M)circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by (N)putting off the body [h]of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 (O)buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through (P)faith in the working of God, (Q)who raised Him from the dead. 13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 (R)having wiped out the [i]handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 (S)Having disarmed (T)principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
16 So let no one (U)judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a [j]festival or a new moon or sabbaths, 17 (V)which are a shadow of things to come, but the [k]substance is of Christ. 18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has [l]not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 and not holding fast to (W)the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, (X)grows with the increase that is from God.
20 [m]Therefore, if you (Y)died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, (Z)why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— 21 (AA)“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” 22 which all concern things which perish with the using—(AB)according to the commandments and doctrines of men? 23 (AC)These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and [n]neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
Footnotes
- Colossians 2:1 struggle
- Colossians 2:2 NU omits both of the Father and
- Colossians 2:5 Lit. and seeing
- Colossians 2:7 NU omits in it
- Colossians 2:8 Lit. plunder you or take you captive
- Colossians 2:9 in bodily form
- Colossians 2:10 rule and authority
- Colossians 2:11 NU omits of the sins
- Colossians 2:14 certificate of debt with its
- Colossians 2:16 feast day
- Colossians 2:17 Lit. body
- Colossians 2:18 NU omits not
- Colossians 2:20 NU, M omit Therefore
- Colossians 2:23 severe treatment, asceticism
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