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1 Я хо́чу, щоб ви знали, яку велику боротьбу я маю за вас і за тих, хто в Лаодикі́ї, і за всіх, хто не бачив мого тіле́сного обличчя.
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.
2 Хай потішаться їхні серця́, у любові поє́днані, для всякого багатства повного розуміння, для пізна́ння таємниці Бога, Христа,
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,
3 в Якому всі скарби премудрости й пізна́ння заховані.
who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
4 А це говорю́, щоб ніхто вас не звів фальшивими доводами при суперечці.
I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
5 Бо хоч тілом я й неприсутній, та духом я з вами, і з радістю бачу ваш порядок та твердість вашої віри в Христа.
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.
6 Отже, як ви прийняли́ були Христа Ісуса Господа, так і в Ньому ходіть,
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.
7 бувши вкорі́нені й збудо́вані на Ньому, та зміцнені в вірі, як вас на́вчено, збагачуючись у ній з подякою.
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].
8 Стережіться, щоб ніхто вас не звів філосо́фією та марно́ю ома́ною за переда́нням лю́дським, за стихі́ями світу, а не за Христом,
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.
9 бо в Ньому тілесно живе вся повнота́ Божества́.
It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
10 І ви маєте в Нім повноту́, а Він — Голова всякої влади й начальства.
And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
11 Ви в Ньому були́ й обрізані нерукотво́рним обрі́занням, скинувши лю́дське тіло гріховне в Христовім обрі́занні.
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.
12 Ви були з Ним поховані у хрищенні, у Ньому ви й ра́зом воскресли через віру в силу Бога, що Він з мертвих Його воскресив.
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.
13 І вас, що мертві були́ в гріхах та в необрізанні вашого тіла, Він оживив ра́зом із Ним, простивши усі гріхи,
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.
14 знищивши рукописа́ння на нас, що нака́зами було проти нас, — Він із сере́дини взяв його та й прибив його на хресті,
[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].
15 роззброївши вла́ди й начальства, сміли́во їх вивів на посміхо́висько, — перемігши їх на хресті!
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].
16 Тож, хай ніхто вас не судить за їжу, чи за питво́, чи за чергове свято, чи за новомі́сяччя, чи за суботи, —
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).
17 бо це — тінь майбу́тнього, а тіло — Христове.
[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].
18 Нехай вас не зводить ніхто уда́ваною покорою та службою ангола́м, вдаючися до того, чого не бачив, нерозважно надимаючись своїм тілесним розумом,
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,
19 а не тримаючись Голови, від Якої все тіло, сугло́бами й зв'я́зями з'є́днане й змі́цнене, росте зростом Божим.
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.
20 Отож, як ви вмерли з Христом для стихі́й світу, то чого ви, немов ті, хто в світі живе, пристаєте на постанови:
[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
21 не дотикайся, ані їж, ані рухай,
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.
22 бо то все зни́щиться, як уживати його, — за при́казами та наукою лю́дською.
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.
23 Воно ж має вид мудрости в самовільній службі й покорі та в знеси́люванні тіла, та не має якогось зна́чення, хіба щодо наси́чення тіла.
[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.
