1Θέλωγὰρὑμᾶςεἰδέναιhow greata struggleἔχωὑπὲρὑμῶνκαὶτῶνἐνLaodicea,καὶὅσοιοὐχἑόρακαντὸπρόσωπόνμουἐνσαρκί,2ἵναπαρακληθῶσιναἱκαρδίαιαὐτῶνhaving been knit togetherἐνἀγάπῃκαὶεἰςπᾶνthe richesτῆςfull assuranceτῆςof understanding,εἰςthe knowledgeτοῦmysteryτοῦΘεοῦ,Χριστοῦ,3ἐνᾧεἰσινπάντεςοἱtreasuresτῆςσοφίαςκαὶof knowledgehidden.4Τοῦτολέγω,ἵναμηδεὶςὑμᾶςmight deludeἐνpersuasive speech.5εἰγὰρκαὶτῇσαρκὶI am absent,ἀλλὰτῷπνεύματισὺνὑμῖνεἰμι,χαίρωνκαὶβλέπωνὑμῶντὴνgood orderκαὶτὸfirmnessτῆςεἰςΧριστὸνπίστεωςὑμῶν.6Ὡςοὖνyou have receivedτὸνΧριστὸνἸησοῦντὸνΚύριον,ἐναὐτῷπεριπατεῖτε,7having been rootedκαὶbeing built upἐναὐτῷκαὶbeing strengthened inτῇπίστεικαθὼςἐδιδάχθητε,aboundingἐνthanksgiving.8Βλέπετεμήτιςὑμᾶςἔσταιὁtaking captiveδιὰτῆςphilosophyκαὶemptydeceit,κατὰτὴνtraditionτῶνἀνθρώπων,κατὰτὰprinciplesτοῦκόσμουκαὶοὐκατὰΧριστόν·9ὅτιἐναὐτῷdwellsπᾶντὸfullnessτῆςDeitybodily;10καὶἐστὲἐναὐτῷπεπληρωμένοι,ὅςἐστινἡκεφαλὴπάσηςἀρχῆςκαὶἐξουσίας.11ἐνᾧκαὶyou were circumcisedwith the circumcisionmade without hands,ἐντῇremovalτοῦσώματοςτῆςσαρκός,ἐντῇcircumcisionτοῦΧριστοῦ,12having been buried withαὐτῷἐντῷbaptism,ἐνᾧκαὶyou were raised with HimδιὰτῆςπίστεωςτῆςworkingτοῦΘεοῦτοῦἐγείραντοςαὐτὸνἐκνεκρῶν·13Καὶὑμᾶςνεκροὺςὄνταςἐντοῖςtrespassesκαὶτῇuncircumcisionτῆςσαρκὸςὑμῶν,He made alive togetherὑμᾶςσὺναὐτῷ,having forgivenἡμῖνπάντατὰtransgressions,14having blotted outτὸκαθ᾽ἡμῶνhandwritingτοῖςdecrees,ὃἦνadverseἡμῖν,καὶαὐτὸἦρκενἐκτοῦμέσουhaving nailedαὐτὸτῷcross.15Having disarmedτὰςἀρχὰςκαὶτὰςἐξουσίαςHe made a show of themἐνpublic,having triumphedαὐτοὺςἐναὐτῷ.16Μὴοὖντιςὑμᾶςκρινέτωἐνfood,καὶἐνdrink,ἢἐνregardto a feast,ἢa New Moon,ἢσαββάτων·17ἅἐστινa shadowτῶνμελλόντων,τὸδὲσῶματοῦΧριστοῦ.18μηδεὶςὑμᾶςlet disqualify,θέλωνἐνhumilityκαὶthe worshipτῶνἀγγέλων,ἃἑόρακενdetailing,vainlybeing puffed upὑπὸτοῦmindτῆςσαρκὸςαὐτοῦ,19καὶοὐholding fastτὴνΚεφαλήν,ἐξοὗπᾶντὸσῶμαδιὰτῶνjointsκαὶligamentsbeing suppliedκαὶbeing knit together,increasesτὴνincreaseτοῦΘεοῦ.20ΕἰἀπεθάνετεσὺνΧριστῷἀπὸτῶνprinciplesτοῦκόσμου,τίὡςζῶντεςἐνκόσμῳdo you submit to decrees:21Μὴyou should handle!μηδὲyou should taste!μηδὲyou should touch!22ἅἐστινπάνταεἰςdecayτῇuse,κατὰτὰcommandmentsκαὶteachingsτῶνἀνθρώπων,23ἅτινάἐστινλόγονμὲνἔχοντασοφίαςἐνself-imposed worshipκαὶhumilityκαὶharsh treatmentσώματος,οὐκἐνhonorτινιπρὸςthe indulgenceτῆςσαρκός.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.
