歌羅西書 2
1 我願意你們曉得，我為你們和老底嘉人，並一切沒有與我親自見面的人，是何等地盡心竭力；
For I desire you to know, how great a contest I am having—in behalf of you, and of those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2 要叫他們的心得安慰，因愛心互相聯絡，以致豐豐足足在悟性中有充足的信心，使他們真知上帝的奧祕，就是基督；
In order that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, even unto all the riches of the full assurance of their understanding, unto a personal knowledge of the sacred secret of God, —Christ:
3 所積蓄的一切智慧知識，都在他裏面藏着。
In whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden away.
4 我說這話，免得有人用花言巧語迷惑你們。
This I say, in order that, no one, may be reasoning, you, aside with plausible discourse;
5 我身子雖與你們相離，心卻與你們同在，見你們循規蹈矩，信基督的心也堅固，我就歡喜了。
For, though, indeed, in the flesh, I am absent, yet, in the spirit, with you, I am—rejoicing, and beholding your order and the solid firmness of your Christ-ward faith.
6 你們既然接受了主基督耶穌，就當遵他而行，
As therefore ye have accepted the Anointed Jesus as your Lord, in him, be walking, —
7 在他裏面生根建造，信心堅固，正如你們所領的教訓，感謝的心也更增長了。
Rooted, and being built up, in him, and making yourselves sure in your faith, even as ye have been taught, —surpassing therein with thanksgiving.
8 你們要謹慎，恐怕有人用他的理學和虛空的妄言，不照着基督，乃照人間的遺傳和世上的小學就把你們擄去。
Be taking heed, lest there shall be anyone leading, you, off as a spoil, through means of their philosophy, and an empty deceit, —according to the instruction of men, according to the first principles of the world, —and not according to Christ:
9 因為上帝本性一切的豐盛都有形有體地居住在基督裏面，
Because, in him, dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead, bodily,
10 你們在他裏面也得了豐盛。他是各樣執政掌權者的元首。
And ye are, in him, filled full, —Who, is the head of all principality and authority,
11 你們在他裏面也受了不是人手所行的割禮，乃是基督使你們脫去肉體情慾的割禮。
In whom, ye have also been circumcised with a circumcision not done by hand, in the despoiling of the body of flesh, in the circumcision of the Christ, —
12 你們既受洗與他一同埋葬，也就在此與他一同復活，都因信那叫他從死裏復活上帝的功用。
Having been buried together with him in your immersion, wherein also ye have been raised together, through your faith in the energising of God—Who raised him from among the dead.
13 你們從前在過犯和未受割禮的肉體中死了，上帝赦免了你們一切過犯，便叫你們與基督一同活過來；
And, as for you—who were, dead, by your offences and by the uncircumcision of your flesh, he hath brought you to life together with him, —having in favour forgiven us all our offences,
14 又塗抹了在律例上所寫、攻擊我們、有礙於我們的字據，把它撤去，釘在十字架上。
Having blotted out the handwriting against us by the decrees, which was hostile to us, —and hath taken away, the same, out of the midst, nailing it up to the cross:
15 既將一切執政的、掌權的擄來，明顯給眾人看，就仗着十字架誇勝。
Spoiling the principalities and the authorities, he made of them an open example, celebrating a triumph over them thereby.
16 所以，不拘在飲食上，或節期、月朔、安息日都不可讓人論斷你們。
Let no one, therefore, be judging, you, —in eating and in drinking, or in respect of feast, or new moon, or sabbath, —
17 這些原是後事的影兒；那形體卻是基督。
Which are a shadow of the things to come, whereas, the body, is of the Christ.
18 不可讓人因着故意謙虛和敬拜天使，就奪去你們的獎賞。這等人拘泥在所見過的，隨着自己的慾心，無故地自高自大，
Let, no one, against you, be arbitrating, however wishful, —in respect of lowliness of mind, and of a religious observance of the messengers: upon what things he hath seen, taking his stand, in vain, puffed up by his carnal mind, —
19 不持定元首。全身既然靠着他，筋節得以相助聯絡，就因上帝大得長進。
And not holding fast the head: from which, all the body, through means of its joints and uniting bands, receiving supply, and connecting itself together, groweth with the growth of God.
20 你們若是與基督同死，脫離了世上的小學，為甚麼仍像在世俗中活着、服從那「不可拿、不可嘗、不可摸」等類的規條呢？
If ye have died, together with Christ, from the first principles of the world, why, as though alive in the world, are ye submitting to decrees, —
Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch; —
22 這都是照人所吩咐、所教導的。說到這一切，正用的時候就都敗壞了。
Which things are all for decay in the using up; —according to the commandments and teachings of men?
23 這些規條使人徒有智慧之名，用私意崇拜，自表謙卑，苦待己身，其實在克制肉體的情慾上是毫無功效。
The which things, indeed, though they have, an appearance, of wisdom, in self-devised religious observance, and lowliness of mind, [and] ill-treatment of body, are, in no honourable way, unto a satisfying of the flesh.
