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Cwaj cˈut chi quiwetamaj chi sibalaj quintij nu kˈij rumal iwech, sibalaj quinoc il chiwe, xukujeˈ chque ri e cˈo pa ri tinimit Laodicea, xukujeˈ chque conojel ri mäjaˈ quetam nu wäch. Je riˈ quinbano rech ri e areˈ cäwalijisax ri canimaˈ, xukujeˈ rech cäcaj quib nimalaj conojel, xa e jun chic ri e areˈ. Are quinban waˈ rech kas cäquichˈob na ri cuban ri Dios, je riˈ chi kas cäcuˈbi qui cˈux chrij ri Areˈ. Are más utz na waˈ chuwäch apachique kˈinomal ri cˈolic. Quintij nu kˈij rech kas cäquetamaj u wäch ri Cristo. Are cˈu waˈ ri man etamtal tä can nabe, ri mäjaˈ cäkˈalajisax rumal ri Dios. Rucˈ cˈu ri Areˈ sibalaj cˈo wi ronojel u wäch etamanic xukujeˈ ronojel u wäch noˈj ri sibalaj jeˈlic. Quinbij waˈ chiwe rech man cˈo tä jun cäcowin che i subic rucˈ jeˈlalaj tak tzij ri xak cäquibij chiwe rech quixkaj pa qui kˈab. Pune ta ne man in cˈo iwucˈ chwinakil, ri ix cˈut ix cˈo pa wanimaˈ jeˈ ta ne kas tzij in cˈo iwucˈ. Quinquicotic aretak quinwilo chi utz quibano, quiban ronojel pa cholajil, chi kas tzij ix cojoninak che ri Cristo, man i tasom tä cˈu iwib chrij ri Areˈ.

Je cˈu riˈ, jas ri xibano, xicˈamowaj ri Jesucristo che Iwajaw, xa jun chixcˈol rucˈ ri Areˈ. Jeˈ chibanaˈ jas jun cheˈ ri co tiquil pa ri ulew, man cˈo tä jas quixslabisanic. Rajwaxic chi kas quixcojon che ri Kajaw Jesús jas ri cˈutum chiwäch. Jeˈ chibana waˈ, xukujeˈ sibalaj chiya maltioxinic che ri Dios amakˈel ronojel kˈij.

Waral cäkil wi chi ri Cristo cuban cˈacˈ che ri ka cˈaslemal

Chiwila iwib mixkaj pa qui kˈab ri winak ri cäcaj quixquisub rucˈ ri jeˈlalaj tak qui tzij chquij ri qui nakˈatisam wi quib ri e areˈ, rucˈ cˈu ri qui chomanic ri man cˈo tä u patän chrij ri cajulew. Man are tä ru tijonic ri Cristo, xane are ri qui tijonic winak, ri xak ajuwächulew waˈ.

Ronojel cˈu ru banic ri Dios cäriktaj waˈ rucˈ ri Cristo ri xil u wäch waral cho we uwächulew, rumal chi ri Cristo, are kas Dios. 10 Ri ix cˈut cˈo ri Dios pa ri iwanimaˈ rumal chi xa ix jun rucˈ ri Cristo. Ri Areˈ cˈut cätakan pa qui wiˈ conojel ri cˈo qui takanic, pa qui wiˈ conojel ri ángeles, xukujeˈ cätakan pa qui wiˈ conojel ri nimak qui banic ri yoˈm chque chi cˈo takanic pa qui kˈab. 11 Xukujeˈ rumal chi xa ix jun rucˈ ri Cristo, cojom ri retal ri cˈacˈ trato pa tak ri iwanimaˈ. Man are tä cˈu waˈ ri cäban che ru cuerpo jun winak, xane are waˈ ri xuban ri Cristo aretak xixutoˈ pa ri ojer i cˈaslemal, ri cˈaslemal rech etzelal. Je riˈ xubano rech man quiban tä chic ri man utz taj ri craj ri iwanimaˈ. 12 Aretak xban i kasnaˈ, jeˈ ta ne ri xixmuk junam rucˈ ri Cristo, xukujeˈ junam xixcˈastaj rucˈ. Je riˈ, rumal chi xixcojon che ri nimalaj u chukˈab ri Dios ri xcˈastajisan ri Cristo chquixol ri cäminakib. 13 Ri ix nabe canok jeˈ ta ne ri ix cäminak rumal ri i mac, xukujeˈ rumal chi ri ix man ix aj Israel taj, man i nimam tä cˈu ri ojer Pixab. Xpe cˈu ri Dios, xuya ri kas i cˈaslemal junam rucˈ ri Cristo, xusach ronojel ri i mac. 14 Ri Dios xusach ri nimalaj ka cˈas ri cˈo chkij, ri u kˈatom tzij pa ka wiˈ chi cäcˈäjisax ka wäch, rachiˈl cˈu ri pixab ri cujutak chubanic qˈuia jastak. Xresaj chkij, xusach u wäch waˈ rumal ru cämical ri Cristo cho ri cruz. 15 Ri Cristo, aretak xcäm cho ri cruz, xchˈacan ri Areˈ puwiˈ ri jun ri cäbin pa ri sutzˈ mayul, xukujeˈ pa qui wiˈ conojel ri nimak qui banic, ri cˈo qui takanic. Xresaj ri qui chukˈab, xukasaj qui kˈij chquiwäch conojel, xekaj cˈu pu kˈab ri Cristo.

Rajwaxic chi ri cojonelab cäquitzucuj ri utzil ri cäpe chicaj chuqˈuexwäch ri jastak ajuwächulew

16 Cˈo baˈ jun mucoj jun pixab chrij ri quitijo, o chrij apachique u wäch nimakˈij. Muban waˈ chrij ri nimakˈij rech ri cˈacˈ icˈ. Muban cˈu waˈ chrij ri kˈij re uxlanem. 17 Conojel tak waˈ e areˈ xa jujun cˈutbal re ri kas cäpe na, jas ri u nanochˈ jun winak ri cäsachic. Ri kas xucˈut lok, ri kas quilitajic, are cˈu waˈ ri Cristo. 18 Chiwila baˈ chi mämaj ri tojbal iwe cumal ri winak ri cäcaˈn che quib chi man cäcaˈn tä nimal. Xak are subunic waˈ. Are winak waˈ ri xukujeˈ quequikˈijilaj tak ri ángeles. We winak riˈ xak cäquinim quib chupam ri man quetam taj, chupam ri man cäkˈalajin taj. Cäcaˈn cˈu nimal xa rumal ri qˈuia u wäch qui chomanic ri e areˈ. 19 We winak riˈ qui tasom quib chrij ri Cristo. Ri Cristo cätakan pa ka wiˈ jeˈ jas ri cuban ri ka jolom cˈo puwiˈ ri ka cuerpo. Are ri Areˈ ri cäyoˈw qui chukˈab ri kachalal cojonelab ri quenucˈuw ru cuerpo waral cho we uwächulew, are cˈu ri Areˈ ri xukujeˈ queqˈuiyisanic. Je riˈ chquijujunal ru tzˈakatil ru cuerpo queqˈuiyic, utz cäcaˈn conojel che qui rikic quib, jeˈ jas ru chomam ri Dios pa qui wiˈ.

20 Ri ix, ix cäminak chic junam rucˈ ri Cristo. Quel cubij waˈ chi man junam tä chic ri i noˈj jas ri qui noˈj ri niqˈuiaj winak chic ri xak ajuwächulew. ¿Jas cˈu che quiban na ri cäcaˈn ri niqˈuiaj winak chic ajuwächulew jeˈ ta ne chi ri ix cˈä ix jun cucˈ ri e areˈ? ¿Jas che quinimaj na ri qui pixab ri e areˈ ri man utz taj? 21 Ri winak riˈ cäquibij: “¡Michap waˈ!” ―quechaˈ. “¡Mitij waˈ, miwucˈaj waˈ pa i kˈab!” ―quecha riˈ. 22 Ronojel waˈ we pixab riˈ xa are qui takanic, qui tijonic ri winak chquij jastak ri xa cäsach na qui wäch. 23 Kas tzij cˈut, jeˈ ta ne chi nim u banic waˈ we cänimax ri cäquibij, xa rumal chi quekˈijilan chque tak ri ángeles. Cäcaˈn che quib chi man cäcaˈn tä nimal, man kas tzij tä cˈut. Xukujeˈ cäcaˈn cˈäx che ri qui cuerpo. Are cˈu ri qui tijonic man cäcowin tä che resaxic ri itzel tak qui rayinic ri winak.

I want you to know how hard I am contending(A) for you and for those at Laodicea,(B) and for all who have not met me personally. My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(C) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(D) of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(E) I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.(F) For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit(G) and delight to see how disciplined(H) you are and how firm(I) your faith in Christ(J) is.

Spiritual Fullness in Christ

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,(K) continue to live your lives in him, rooted(L) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(M) and overflowing with thankfulness.

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(N) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(O) rather than on Christ.

For in Christ all the fullness(P) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(Q) over every power and authority.(R) 11 In him you were also circumcised(S) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[b](T) was put off when you were circumcised by[c] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism,(U) in which you were also raised with him(V) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.(W)

13 When you were dead in your sins(X) and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[d] alive(Y) with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,(Z) 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,(AA) which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.(AB) 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(AC) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(AD) by the cross.[e]

Freedom From Human Rules

16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you(AE) by what you eat or drink,(AF) or with regard to a religious festival,(AG) a New Moon celebration(AH) or a Sabbath day.(AI) 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come;(AJ) the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(AK) and the worship of angels disqualify you.(AL) Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. 19 They have lost connection with the head,(AM) from whom the whole body,(AN) supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.(AO)

20 Since you died with Christ(AP) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(AQ) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(AR) 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(AS) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(AT) 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility(AU) and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.

Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
  2. Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
  3. Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of
  4. Colossians 2:13 Some manuscripts us
  5. Colossians 2:15 Or them in him