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1:1 奉 神旨意，作基督耶穌使徒的保羅和兄弟提摩太 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
1:2 寫信給歌羅西的聖徒，在基督裏有忠心的弟兄。願恩惠、平安從 神我們的父歸與你們！ To the holy and faithful(\f1 1:2 Or|i believing|d) brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.( \f2 1:2 Some manuscripts|i Father and the Lord Jesus Christ|d) 1:3 我們感謝 神、我們主耶穌基督的父，常常為你們禱告； We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 1:4 因聽見你們在基督耶穌裏的信心，並向眾聖徒的愛心， because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints-- 1:5 是為那給你們存在天上的盼望；這盼望就是你們從前在福音真理的道上所聽見的。 the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel 1:6 這福音傳到你們那裏，也傳到普天之下，並且結果，增長，如同在你們中間，自從你們聽見福音，真知道 神恩惠的日子一樣。 that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth. 1:7 正如你們從我們所親愛、一同作僕人的以巴弗所學的。他為我們〔有古卷：你們〕作了基督忠心的執事， You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our(\f3 1:7 Some manuscripts|i your|d) behalf, 1:8 也把你們因聖靈所存的愛心告訴了我們。 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit. 1:9 因此，我們自從聽見的日子，也就為你們不住地禱告祈求，願你們在一切屬靈的智慧悟性上，滿心知道 神的旨意； For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. 1:10 好叫你們行事為人對得起主，凡事蒙他喜悅，在一切善事上結果子，漸漸地多知道 神； 0 And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 1:11 照他榮耀的權能，得以在各樣的力上加力，好叫你們凡事歡歡喜喜地忍耐寬容； being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 1:12 又感謝父，叫我們能與眾聖徒在光明中同得基業。 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you(\f4 1:12 Some manuscripts|i us|d) to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. 1:13 他救了我們脫離黑暗的權勢，把我們遷到他愛子的國裏； For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 1:14 我們在愛子裏得蒙救贖，罪過得以赦免。 in whom we have redemption,( \f5 1:14 A few late manuscripts|i redemption through his blood|d) the forgiveness of sins. 1:15 愛子是那不能看見之 神的像，是首生的，在一切被造的以先。 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 1:16 因為萬有都是靠他造的，無論是天上的，地上的；能看見的，不能看見的；或是有位的，主治的，執政的，掌權的；一概都是藉著他造的，又是為他造的。 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 1:17 他在萬有之先；萬有也靠他而立。 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 1:18 他也是教會全體之首。他是元始，是從死裏首先復生的，使他可以在凡事上居首位。 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 1:19 因為父喜歡叫一切的豐盛在他裏面居住。 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 1:20 既然藉著他在十字加上所流的血成就了和平，便藉著他叫萬有─無論是地上的、天上的─都與自己和好了。 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 1:21 你們從前與 神隔絕，因著惡行，心裏與他為敵。 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of(\f6 1:21 Or|i minds, as shown by|d) your evil behavior. 1:22 但如今他藉著基督的肉身受死，叫你們與自己和好，都成了聖潔，沒有瑕疵，無可責備，把你們引到自己面前。 But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation-- 1:23 只要你們在所信的道上恆心，根基穩固，堅定不移，不至被引動失去〔原文是離開〕福音的盼望。這福音就是你們所聽過的，也是傳與普天下萬人聽的〔原文是凡受造的〕，我保羅也作了這福音的執事。 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. 1:24 現在我為你們受苦，倒覺歡樂；並且為基督的身體，就是為教會，要在我肉身上補滿基督患難的缺欠。 Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 1:25 我照 神為你們所賜我的職分作了教會的執事，要把 神的道理傳得全備， I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness-- 1:26 這道理就是歷世歷代所隱藏的奧祕；但如今向他的聖徒顯明了。 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. 1:27 神願意叫他們知道，這奧祕在外邦人中有何等豐盛的榮耀，就是基督在你們心裏成了有榮耀的盼望。 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 1:28 我們傳揚他，是用諸般的智慧，勸戒各人，教導各人，要把各人在基督裏完完全全的引到 神面前。 We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. 1:29 我也為此勞苦，照著他在我裏面運用的大能盡心竭力。 To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me. This is Alex Markley's PHPScripture v1.2.0, displaying a copy of Chinese Union Version Bible in XOOPS. 本模組中文化由長島基督福音教會的Jack起始, 聖經文字部分由CCIM(網路基督使團)網站下載. 如欲修改經文請洽聖經公會. 荒漠甘泉五合一■ 中文荒漠甘泉（02月04日）
二月四日 「耶和華要使你乘駕地的高處。」以賽亞書五八章14節 熟習航空的人告訴我們：他們初習的時候，常是逆風駕駛。逆風會把飛機抬得高些。這個祕訣，他們是從甚麼地方學來的呢？他們從鳥類那裏學來的。如果一隻鳥兒正飛著玩，牠就隨風而飛。如果遇見了危險，牠就立刻轉過身來，面向風飛；這樣，牠可以飛得高些。 人生的逆境，是神給你的逆風，它們能抬你到最高級的一屬天的生活去。這就是「耶和華要使你乘駕地的高處」的方法。讓我們作一個帶響弦的風箏，在神的風中越飄越高，同時發出最好聽的音樂——讚美——來以悅神耳。 你有沒有經歷過：夏日空氣熱悶的時候，有時竟連氣也會透不過來。但在西方的天邊，出現了一朵雲，接踵而至。暴風雨掩蓋了這世界給這世界帶來了無窮的舒適，空氣也澄清了，氣象為之一新，世界是改觀了。 人生也完全一樣的道理。當暴風雨來臨的時候，環境可能起了惡劣的變化，但它能發生澄清的作用，充滿了新的氣象，好像天堂的一角也被帶到地上來了。 ─選 障礙應該使我們歡唱。風之能發生曼妙的聲響，並不在海洋上暢行無阻的時候，而是在艱難地吹過層層枝葉交織的松樹林間，或是吹到「愛奧良」琴的弦上，起了阻抗作用的時候。在上面這些場合，風才發出有力和美麗的音韻。釋放你的靈魂，讓它橫掃生命的障礙，穿過痛苦的可佈森林，小至微細的磨折和煩惱，那麼你的靈魂，也會唱出它的歌聲了。 ─選 像一隻停飛的小鳥， 棲息在細細的樹梢， 歌唱時抖抖下垂， 我有翅膀，不必煩惱。
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（02月04日）
February 4 "I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth." (Isa. 58:14.) ＴHOSE who fly through the air in airships tell us that one of the first rules they learn is to turn their ship toward the wind, and fly against it. The wind lifts the ship up to higher heights. Where did they learn that? They learned it from the birds. If a bird is flying for pleasure, it goes with the wind. But if the bird meets danger, it turns right around and faces the wind, in order that it may rise higher; and it flies away towards the very sun. Sufferings are God's winds, His contrary winds, sometimes His strong winds. They are God's hurricanes, but, they take human life and lift it to higher levels and toward God's heavens. You have seen in the summer time a day when the atmosphere was so oppressive that you could hardly breathe? But a cloud appeared on the western horizon and that cloud grew larger and threw out rich blessing for the world. The storm rose, lightning flashed and thunder pealed. The storm covered the world, and the atmosphere was cleansed; new life was in the air, and the world was changed. Human life is worked out according to exactly the same principle. When the storm breaks the atmosphere is changed, clarified, filled with new life; and a part of heaven is brought down to earth. ─Selected. Obstacles ought to set us singing. The wind finds voice, not when rushing across the open sea, but when hindered by the outstretched arms of the pine trees, or broken by the fine strings of an Aeolian harp. Then it has songs of power and beauty. Set your freed soul sweeping across the obstacles of life, through grim forests of pain, against even the tiny hindrances and frets that love uses, and it, too, will find its singing voice. ─Selected. "Be like a bird that, halting in its flight, Rests on a bough too slight. And feeling it give way beneath him sings, Knowing he hath wings."
■ 永活之泉（02月04日）
二月四日 愛慕神 「夜間，我心中羨慕您。」以賽亞書廿六章9節 甚麼人是人在地上所能看見、能尋得、最重要、最偉大、最榮耀的東西呢？只有神自己。甚麼是人每天所需要而能作到的，又最重要、最美好、最榮耀的事呢？除了尋求、認識、愛慕，並讚美這位榮耀的神之外，再也沒有別的了。神是那麼的榮耀，但那些將自己獻給神、為神而活、讓祂的榮耀在心裡工作，而成為他的生命的人，也是極其榮耀的。 弟兄們！你有沒有學習每天去作那第一的、最偉大的事呢？沒有一件事比尋求這位神，並學習碰見祂、敬拜祂，為祂和祂的榮耀而活著，是更偉大的。每一個基督徒，真的看見了這一個，當藉著交通降服跟從神，並且以神為他生活的主要目的，在那時候，也就是他在基督徒生命的道路上更長進了。 請花時間來尋求這究竟是不是一個真理，是不是一個最高的智慧，是基督徒應該為著神而活的。─在生活中對神有正確的認識並用全心來愛祂。相信這不僅是非常的實在，而且神自己也極盼望，你能這樣與祂同活，祂願意答應你的禱告，使你能經歷這一個。 請自今天起從聖經中拿出一些話，用安靜的心，來對神說：「神阿，您是我的神，我要切切地尋求您，我渴想您；我的心切慕您。我要緊緊跟隨您。」（詩六十三1）「我一心尋您。」（詩一一2） 以極深的崇敬和像小孩一樣的盼望，重複這些話，直到這些話的精意和能力，進入你的心；並且等候神，直到你嘗著了與祂這樣相交的福份。當你這樣保持下去的時候，你就要學習存敬畏的心活在神面前，並盼望整天都繼續在這種情形裡。 「我曾耐性等候耶和華，他垂聽我的呼求。」（詩四十1）
■ 中文屬天日子（02月04日）
二月四日 人格支配力量的尊嚴 「原來基督的愛激勵我們。」哥林多後書五章14節 保羅說，他被基督的愛操縱著，箝制著，好像被箝在老虎箝裡一般。我們中沒有多的人知道被神的愛握住；都是被我們的經驗握住了。有一件事握住了保羅，直到他的眼界見不著別的東西，那就是神的愛。「基督的愛激勵我們」──當你聽見某男某女心中有這樣的音調，你絕不能錯認的，你準知道神的靈在那人裡面是進行裕如，毫無阻窒的。 當我們重生於神的靈，神就在我們裡面作見證，那見證的音調，理當是這樣。但是聖靈的洗禮，卻能永遠把這忘卻了，而我們會開始覺得耶穌說「你們可以給我作見證。」這句話的意思，不是見證耶穌所作的──那是一種初步的見證──卻是「給我作見證。」我們給祂作見證，就是把一切發生在我們身上的事情，當作發生在祂的身上。無論是稱讚或譴責，是逼迫，或欽仰，沒有人像這樣替耶穌基督忍受這些事，除非他受過耶穌基督人格的激勵。這是該當留意的，也是基督徒工人最難明白的。保羅說他被基督的愛握住；那是因為他行其所行的緣故。無論人批評他放蕩或拘謹，他卻不介意；他只為一件事活著，那就是勸人注意神的審判和基督的愛。像這樣徜徉於基督的愛中是生活成功的祕訣，將永留神的權能和聖潔的印象，不計自身的聖潔與否。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（02月04日）
二月四日 「我就常與你們同在，直到世界的末了。」馬太福音廿八章20節 主基督不是仍然釘在十字架上的主，祂乃是我們又真又活的神。 有一天，在派斯頓潘靠近愛丁堡的地方，我舉目往這曾為戰場的地方看了很久。有一回當戰事正危險之即，一方的首領因受傷而倒了下來。當他的部下看到他不支倒地，他們幾乎立刻夾腿逃離戰場。他們握著手榴彈的手雖然強壯，但卻不停地抖，突然之間，他們竟寸步難行。還好這個年老的首領強打精神，用他的手肘把自己撐起來說：「我沒死，我的孩子們，我在觀看我的同胞盡他們的責任。」 同樣情況，我們的救主在復活之後，也這麼對我們說。儘管我們無法看到祂，但是祂曾說：「我就常與你們同在，直到世界的末了。」注意，祂用「常」這個字來強調祂的同在，是不斷且恆常的。祂沒有用「將會與你們同在」，卻保證我們與祂的同在是繼續、永恆的。 不多時，我們將勝過一切衝突； 不多時，我們將贏得所有戰鬥； 然後，我們要揮舞我們勝利的雙手， 高唱不朽的詩歌， 我們歡樂之歌的歌詞將是── 靠著您，我已戰勝了一切。
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