Lettera ai Colossesi 2

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Volo enim vos scire qualem sollicitudinem habeam pro vo bis et pro his,qui sunt Laodiciae, et quicumque non viderunt faciem meam in carne,	1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I am having for you and for those in Laodicea and all who have not seen me face to face,
2 utconsolentur corda ipsorum instructi in caritate et in omnes divitiasplenitudinis intellectus, in agnitionem mysterii Dei, Christi,	2 that their hearts may be encouraged as they are brought together in love, to have all the richness of fully assured understanding, for the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ,
3 in quo suntomnes thesauri sapientiae et scientiae absconditi.	3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 Hoc dico, ut nemo vosdecipiat in subtilitate sermonum.	4 I say this so that no one may deceive you by specious arguments.
5 Nam etsi corpore absens sum, sed spirituvobiscum sum, gaudens et videns ordinem vestrum et firmamentum eius, quae inChristum est, fidei vestrae.	5 For even if I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing as I observe your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
6 Sicut ergo accepistis Christum Iesum Dominum, in ipso ambulate,	6 So, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
7 radicati etsuperaedificati in ipso et confirmati fide, sicut didicistis, abundantes ingratiarum actione.	7 rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
8 Videte, ne quis vos depraedetur per philosophiam et inanemfallaciam secundum traditionem hominum, secundum elementa mundi et non secundumChristum;	8 See to it that no one captivate you with an empty, seductive philosophy according to human tradition, according to the elemental powers of the world and not according to Christ.
9 quia in ipso inhabitat omnis plenitudo divinitatis corporaliter,	9 For in him dwells the whole fullness of the deity bodily,
10 et estis in illo repleti, qui est caput omnis principatus et potestatis;	10 and you share in this fullness in him, who is the head of every principality and power.
11 inquo et circumcisi estis circumcisione non manufacta in exspoliatione corporiscarnis, in circumcisione Christi;	11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not administered by hand, by stripping off the carnal body, with the circumcision of Christ.
12 consepulti ei in baptismo, in quo etconresuscitati estis per fidem operationis Dei, qui suscitavit illum a mortuis;	12 You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.
13 et vos, cum mortui essetis in delictis et praeputio carnis vestrae,convivificavit cum illo, donans nobis omnia delicta,	13 And even when you were dead (in) transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he brought you to life along with him, having forgiven us all our transgressions;
14 delens, quod adversumnos erat, chirographum decretis, quod erat contrarium nobis, et ipsum tulit demedio affigens illud cruci;	14 obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims, which was opposed to us, he also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross;
15 exspolians principatus et potestates traduxitconfidenter, triumphans illos in semetipso.	15 despoiling the principalities and the powers, he made a public spectacle of them, leading them away in triumph by it.
16 Nemo ergo vos iudicet in cibo aut in potu aut ex parte diei festi autneomeniae aut sabbatorum,	16 Let no one, then, pass judgment on you in matters of food and drink or with regard to a festival or new moon or sabbath.
17 quae sunt umbra futurorum, corpus autem Christi.	17 These are shadows of things to come; the reality belongs to Christ.
18 Nemo vos bravio defraudet complacens sibi in humilitate et religione angelorumpropter ea, quae vidit, ingrediens, frustra inflatus sensu carnis suae	18 Let no one disqualify you, delighting in self-abasement and worship of angels, taking his stand on visions, inflated without reason by his fleshly mind,
19 et nontenens caput, ex quo totum corpus per nexus et coniunctiones subministratum etcompaginatum crescit in augmentum Dei.	19 and not holding closely to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and bonds, achieves the growth that comes from God.
20 Si mortui estis cum Christo ab elementis mundi, quid tamquam viventes inmundo decretis subicimini:	20 If you died with Christ to the elemental powers of the world, why do you submit to regulations as if you were still living in the world?
21 “ Ne tetigeris neque gustaveris nequecontrectaveris ”,	21 "Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"
22 quae sunt omnia in corruptionem ipso usu secundumpraecepta et doctrinas hominum?	22 These are all things destined to perish with use; they accord with human precepts and teachings.
23 Quae sunt rationem quidem habentia sapientiaein superstitione et humilitate, et non parcendo corpori, non in honore aliquo adsaturitatem carnis.	23 While they have a semblance of wisdom in rigor of devotion and self-abasement (and) severity to the body, they are of no value against gratification of the flesh.