Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
Want ik wil dat gij weet hoe grooten strijd ik heb om uwentwil en om degenen die in Laodicea zijn en om zoovelen die mijn aangezicht in het vleesch niet hebben gezien,
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
opdat hun harten vertroost mogen worden, te zamen gevoegd zijnde in liefde, en vervuld tot allen rijkdom, des verstands, tot kennis der verborgenheid van God en van Christus,
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
in wien al de schatten der wijsheid en der kennis verborgen zijn.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Dit zeg ik, opdat niemand van ulieden verleid worde door schoonklinkende: woorden.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
Want al ben ik lichamelijk afwezig, zoo ben ik met den geest toch met u, mij verheugende en ziende uw goede orde en de vastigheid van uw vertrouwen op Christus.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Gelijk gij dan Christus Jezus, den Heere, hebt aangenomen, wandelt alzoo in Hem;
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
geworteld en opgebouwd in Hem, en vastgesteld in het geloof gelijk gij onderwezen zijt, toenemende in dankzegging.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Ziet toe, dat niemand u tot verleider zij door de filosofie en ledig bedrog, naar de overlevering der menschen, naar de grondregels der wereld en niet naar Christus;
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
want in Hem woont de geheele volheid der godheid lichamelijk,
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
en gij zijt in Hem volkomen, die is het Hoofd van alle overheid en macht,
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
in wien gij ook besneden zijt met een besnijdenis die zonder handen geschiedt, in de aflegging van het lichaam des vleesches, in de besnijdenis van Christus;
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
met Hem begraven zijnde in den doop, waarin gij ook mede verrezen zijt door het geloof in de werking Gods die Hem uit de dooden opgewekt heeft.
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
En ook u, die dood waart door de overtredingen en door de onbesnedenheid uws harten, u heeft Hij mede levend gemaakt met Hem, u al de overtredingen vergeven hebbende;
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
uitgewischt hebbende het handschrift dat tegen ons was. bestaande in inzettingen, dat ons tegenstond, en Hij heeft dit uit den weg genomen, het nagelende aan het kruis;
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
ontwapend hebbende de overheden en de machten, heeft Hij die openlijk ten toon gesteld, daarin over hen triumfeerende.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Dat u dan niemand oordeele in spijs of in drank, of over een feestdag, of over nieuwe maan of sabbaten,
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
die schaduwen zijn van de dingen die toekomende waren, doch het lichaam is van Christus.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Dat niemand u beroove, onder den schijn van nederigheid en engelendienst, intredende in dingen die hij niet gezien heeft, tevergeefs opgeblazen zijnde door zijn vleeschelijke gedachte,
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
en zich niet vasthoudende aan het Hoofd, waaruit het geheele lichaam, dat samengebonden en samengevoegd is door de gewrichten en bindselen, opwast met goddelijken wasdom.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Indien gij met Christus de grondregels der wereld afgestorven zijt, wat wordt gij dan met inzettingen gebonden, alsof gij in de wereld leefdet:
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
raakt dit niet aan, proeft dat niet, roert dat niet aan!
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
al welke dingen ten verderve gaan door het gebruik, naar de bevelen en leeringen der menschen?
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
Welke dingen een schijnreden van wijsheid hebben in een eigenwillige godsdienst, en in vernedering, en in lichaamskastijding, maar niet van eenige waarde zijn tegen voldoening van het vleesch.
