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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02日）
二月二日 「祂……將我藏在祂手蔭之下；又使我成為磨亮的箭，將我藏在祂箭袋之中。」以賽亞書四九章2節 「在祂手蔭之下」。我們常有到那裡去的需要。日光太炫耀了；我們的目光會受到損傷，使我們不能分辨相仿的顏色。所以神將我們暫時藏在疾病的蔭中、憂愁的蔭中、窮苦的蔭中，在那裡和日光隔絕。 但是不要怕這神的手蔭祂正在引導。你有許多功課只能彀在那邊學得的。 不要想神已經把你丟在一邊了。你仍舊在祂箭袋之中；祂並沒有把你當作無用之物拋去。 祂現在把你藏起，保守你直到相當的時候，祂要配你在弓弦上，送你出去，使仇敵受虧損，使神得榮耀。哦，在神手蔭之下的信徒啊，戰士如何寶貝他的箭，把牠藏在貼身的箭袋中，神也如此寶貝你愛護你，藏你在祂的蔭庇之下。 ─梅爾 許多時候，黑蔭倒是生長必需的條件。美麗的玉蜀黍在夏夜的蔭下生長得最快。在炎熱的日光下，牠的葉子是鬈著的，到了天上起黑雲的時候，葉子很快地開放了。也有許多美麗的花，日間藏起牠們的美麗來，晚蔭降時方纔開放。多雲多霧和多蔭的地帶，草木也蔥鬱茂盛。花圃裏不但有晨間怒放的花朵，也有「夜來香」，「夜來香」在日正當中時並無光彩，到深夜纔散佈它的芬芳。 假如一生儘是陽光， 我們將會盼望， 清涼的雨滴， 灑到我們臉上。 ─亨利范戴克
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（02月02日）
February 2 "In the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft: in his quiver hath he hid me." (Isa. 49:2.) ＩN the shadow." We must all go there sometimes. The glare of the daylight is too brilliant; our eyes become injured, and unable to discern the delicate shades of color, or appreciate neutral tints─he shadowed chamber of sickness, the shadowed house of mourning, the shadowed life from which the sunlight has gone. But fear not! It is the shadow of God's hand. He is leading thee. There are lessons that can be learned only there. The photograph of His face can only be fixed in the dark chamber. But do not suppose that He has cast thee aside. Thou art still in His quiver; He has not flung thee away as a worthless thing. He is only keeping thee close till the moment comes when He can send thee most swiftly and surely on some errand in which He will be glorified. Oh, shadowed, shadowed, solitary ones, remember how closely the quiver is bound to the warrior, within easy reach of the hand, and guarded jealously. ─Christ in Isaiah, Meyer. In some spheres the shadow condition is the condition of greatest growth. The beautiful Indian corn never grows more rapidly than in the shadow of a warm summer night. The sun curls the leaves in the sultry noon light, but they quickly unfold, if a cloud slips over the sky. There is a service in the shadow that is not in the shine. The world of stellar beauty is never seen at its best till the shadows of night slip over the sky. There are beauties that bloom in the shade that will not bloom in the sun. There is much greenery in lands of fog and clouds and shadow. The florist has "evening glories" now, as well as "morning glories." The "evening glory" will not shine in the noon's splendor, but comes to its best as the shadows of evening deepen. If all of life were sunshine, Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling plash of rain. ─Henry Van Dyke.
■ 永活之泉（02月02日）
二月二日 神是個靈 「神是個靈，所以拜祂的，必須用心靈和誠實拜祂。」約翰福音四章24節 當神創造了人，又吹入一口生命氣息給人的時候，人就變成了一個活的魂。這一個魂是在靈和體的中間，他可以降服給靈被帶到神那裡，也可以降服給肉體和這肉體的情慾。在先祖墮落之後，人拒絕順服靈，成為身體的奴隸，在人裡面的靈，就變成完全黑暗的了。 當人重生的時候，人的靈又活過來，得著從上面來的生命。當人在重生的生命裡，和神有交通的時候，人的靈就降服於神的靈。靈就是人裡面最深的部份。詩篇五十一篇節「您所喜愛的，是內裡誠實，您在我隱密處，必使我得智慧。」耶利米書卅一章中也說：「我要將我的律法放在他們裡面。」以賽亞也說：「夜間我的心渴望您，我裡面的靈切切尋求您。」這一個心必須進到隱密處的靈的深處去，起來尋求神。 神是個靈，極其聖潔，極其榮耀。祂給我們一個靈，為的是要我們與祂相交，緊緊跟隨祂自己。但是這個能力因為罪就漸漸失去了。除了將我們的心在安靜裡獻上給神，讓祂的聖靈在我們裡面工作之外，就沒有別的恢復法子。神願意在我們裡面，我們的靈裡教導我們，用心靈和誠實來敬拜祂，祂的心是超過我們所能思想、所能感覺的。 「父要這樣的人拜祂。」如果我們等候祂，祂就要藉著聖靈來教導我們如何敬拜祂。在這安靜的時候，要肅敬靜默在神面前降服你自己，全心相信接受祂的靈溫柔的工作。對神說出這些話：「我的心哪，你當安靜在神面前。」「夜間我心中羨慕您，我裡面的靈切切尋求您。」「哦！神，我等候您。」
■ 中文屬天日子（02月02日）
二月二日 呼召之勉勵 「若不傳福音，我便有禍了！」哥林多前書九章16節 當心你的耳朵未聽神的召呼，凡得救的，都是召去替這個事實作見證；並不是召去傳道，至多只能作一種傳道上可用的示範。保羅說他必須傳福音，不然便是痛苦。切不要將保羅所說的，是指人的心靈與神接觸而獲救贖的事件。再沒有甚麼比得救還容易些，因為那是神權限內的事──「到我這裡來，我要使你們得救。」我們的主未曾把做門徒的條件，同得救的條件等量齊觀。我們藉著耶穌基督的十字架準定得救，不成問題。至於做門徒則有所選擇──「若有人……」 保羅這話是論到那些將要作耶穌僕人的，既是作了僕人，就沒有理由去問主人做甚麼，或往那裡去。神要照自己的意思，把我們作成擘的餅和奠的酒為祂所用。「特派傳福音」一語，其意是聽聞神的召呼；當某人聽見那種召呼時，就必感覺隱痛。這種隱痛，真真是痛苦。各種野心要除盡，各種慾望要熄滅，各種前程要完全丟開，只有一事，就是「特派傳福音」。當那種召呼臨到某人的時候，他想轉向而逃，準是禍及其心。本校之成立，就是要看這裡有沒有願傳神福音的男女；就是要看神能否握住你。當神握住你的時候，就當留意其他的事把你從神手中奪去。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（02月02日）
二月二日 「你們中間誰願為大，就必作你們的用人；誰願為首，就必作你們的僕人。」馬太福音廿章26、27節 這裡所提到的用人，是指在任何情況下願服務他人的人。但是「僕人」這兩個字卻表示賣了身的奴隸。而耶穌在此地清楚教導我們，僕人的事奉才是最高層次的事奉。 基督成了所有世人的奴隸，任何願意來到祂面前，與祂親近、同在的人，都必須學習這種事奉的精神──完全捨棄自我的權利，永遠不再為自我爭取什麼。 對我們來說，完完全全地對主耶穌忠實，為主的緣故做奴僕，並願意順服在主裡掌權的人，是極為可能的事。 奴僕的精神不僅是捨棄自我，且是樂意降服在有權柄者之下。雖然對事情沒興趣，但為了主的榮耀，為了弟兄的益處，心甘情願毫不保留地放棄個人的喜好及興趣。 主啊！願您為我們穿上謙卑的衣裳，使我們全然屬您。
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