¹Volo enim vos scire qualem sollicitudinem habeam pro vobis,For I want you to know the kind of solicitude that I have for you,et pro iis qui sunt Laodiciæ,and for those who are at Laodicea,et quicumque non viderunt faciem meam in carne:as well as for those who have not seen my face in the flesh.

¹Volo enim vos scire qualem sollicitudinem habeam pro vobis,For I want you to know the kind of solicitude that I have for you,et pro iis qui sunt Laodiciæ,and for those who are at Laodicea,et quicumque non viderunt faciem meam in carne:as well as for those who have not seen my face in the flesh.

²ut consolentur corda ipsorum, instructi in caritate,May their hearts be consoled and instructed in charity,et in omnes divitias plenitudinis intellectus,with all the riches of a plenitude of understanding,in agnitionem mysterii Dei Patris et Christi Jesu:with knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus.

²ut consolentur corda ipsorum, instructi in caritate,May their hearts be consoled and instructed in charity,et in omnes divitias plenitudinis intellectus,with all the riches of a plenitude of understanding,in agnitionem mysterii Dei Patris et Christi Jesu:with knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus.

³in quo sunt omnes thesauri sapientiæ et scientiæ absconditi.For in him are hidden all treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

³in quo sunt omnes thesauri sapientiæ et scientiæ absconditi.For in him are hidden all treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

⁴Hoc autem dico,Now I say this,ut nemo vos decipiat in sublimitate sermonum.so that no one may deceive you with grandiose words.

⁴Hoc autem dico,Now I say this,ut nemo vos decipiat in sublimitate sermonum.so that no one may deceive you with grandiose words.

⁵Nam etsi corpore absens sum,For though I may be absent in body,sed spiritu vobiscum sum:yet I am with you in spirit.gaudens, et videns ordinem vestrum, et firmamentum ejus,And I rejoice as I gaze upon your order and its foundation,quæ in Christo est,which is in Christ,fidei vestræ.your faith.

⁵Nam etsi corpore absens sum,For though I may be absent in body,sed spiritu vobiscum sum:yet I am with you in spirit.gaudens, et videns ordinem vestrum, et firmamentum ejus,And I rejoice as I gaze upon your order and its foundation,quæ in Christo est,which is in Christ,fidei vestræ.your faith.

⁶Sicut ergo accepistis Jesum Christum Dominum,Therefore, just as you have received the Lord Jesus Christ,in ipso ambulate,walk in him.

⁶Sicut ergo accepistis Jesum Christum Dominum,Therefore, just as you have received the Lord Jesus Christ,in ipso ambulate,walk in him.

⁷radicati,Be rootedet superædificati in ipso,and continually built up in Christ.et confirmati fide,And be confirmed in the faith,sicut et didicistis,just as you have also learned it,abundantes in illo in gratiarum actione.increasing in him with acts of thanksgiving.

⁷radicati,Be rootedet superædificati in ipso,and continually built up in Christ.et confirmati fide,And be confirmed in the faith,sicut et didicistis,just as you have also learned it,abundantes in illo in gratiarum actione.increasing in him with acts of thanksgiving.

⁸Videte ne quis vos decipiat per philosophiam,See to it that no one deceives you through philosophy and empty falsehoods,et inanem fallaciam secundum traditionem hominum,as found in the traditions of men,secundum elementa mundi,in accord with the influences of the world,et non secundum Christum:and not in accord with Christ.

⁸Videte ne quis vos decipiat per philosophiam,See to it that no one deceives you through philosophy and empty falsehoods,et inanem fallaciam secundum traditionem hominum,as found in the traditions of men,secundum elementa mundi,in accord with the influences of the world,et non secundum Christum:and not in accord with Christ.

⁹quia in ipso inhabitat omnis plenitudo divinitatis corporaliter:For in him, all the fullness of the Divine Nature dwells bodily.

⁹quia in ipso inhabitat omnis plenitudo divinitatis corporaliter:For in him, all the fullness of the Divine Nature dwells bodily.

¹⁰et estis in illo repleti,And in him,qui est caput omnis principatusyou have been filled;et potestatis:for he is the head of all principality and power.

¹⁰et estis in illo repleti,And in him,qui est caput omnis principatusyou have been filled;et potestatis:for he is the head of all principality and power.

¹¹in quo et circumcisi estis circumcisione non manu facta in expoliatione corporis carnis,In him also, you have been circumcised with a circumcision not made by hand, not by the despoiling of the body of flesh,sed in circumcisione Christi:but by the circumcision of Christ.

¹¹in quo et circumcisi estis circumcisione non manu facta in expoliatione corporis carnis,In him also, you have been circumcised with a circumcision not made by hand, not by the despoiling of the body of flesh,sed in circumcisione Christi:but by the circumcision of Christ.

¹²consepulti ei in baptismo,You have been buried with him in baptism.in quo et resurrexistis per fidem operationis Dei,In him also, you have risen again through faith, by the work of God,qui suscitavit illum a mortuis.who raised him up from the dead.

¹²consepulti ei in baptismo,You have been buried with him in baptism.in quo et resurrexistis per fidem operationis Dei,In him also, you have risen again through faith, by the work of God,qui suscitavit illum a mortuis.who raised him up from the dead.

¹³Et vos cum mortui essetis in delictis,And when you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh,et præputio carnis vestræ,he enlivened you,convivificavit cum illo,together with him,donans vobis omnia delicta:forgiving you of all transgressions,

¹³Et vos cum mortui essetis in delictis,And when you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh,et præputio carnis vestræ,he enlivened you,convivificavit cum illo,together with him,donans vobis omnia delicta:forgiving you of all transgressions,

¹⁴delens quod adversus nos erat chirographum decreti,and wiping away the handwriting of the decree which was against us,quod erat contrarium nobis,which was contrary to us.et ipsum tulit de medio,And he has taken this away from your midst,affigens illud cruci:affixing it to the Cross.

¹⁴delens quod adversus nos erat chirographum decreti,and wiping away the handwriting of the decree which was against us,quod erat contrarium nobis,which was contrary to us.et ipsum tulit de medio,And he has taken this away from your midst,affigens illud cruci:affixing it to the Cross.

¹⁵et expolians principatus,And so, despoiling principalities and powers,et potestates traduxit confidenter,he has led them away confidently and openly,palam triumphans illos in semetipso.triumphing over them in himself.

¹⁵et expolians principatus,And so, despoiling principalities and powers,et potestates traduxit confidenter,he has led them away confidently and openly,palam triumphans illos in semetipso.triumphing over them in himself.

¹⁶Nemo ergo vos judicet in cibo,Therefore,aut in potu,let no one judge you as concerns food or drink,aut in parte diei festi,or a particular feast day,aut neomeniæ,or feast days of new moons,aut sabbatorum:or of Sabbaths.

¹⁶Nemo ergo vos judicet in cibo,Therefore,aut in potu,let no one judge you as concerns food or drink,aut in parte diei festi,or a particular feast day,aut neomeniæ,or feast days of new moons,aut sabbatorum:or of Sabbaths.

¹⁷quæ sunt umbra futurorum:For these are a shadow of the future,corpus autem Christi.but the body is of Christ.

¹⁷quæ sunt umbra futurorum:For these are a shadow of the future,corpus autem Christi.but the body is of Christ.

¹⁸Nemo vos seducat,Let no one seduce you,volens in humilitate,preferring base thingset religione angelorum,and a religion of Angels,quæ non vidit ambulans,walking according to what he has not seen,frustra inflatus sensu carnis suæ,being vainly inflated by the sensations of his flesh,

¹⁸Nemo vos seducat,Let no one seduce you,volens in humilitate,preferring base thingset religione angelorum,and a religion of Angels,quæ non vidit ambulans,walking according to what he has not seen,frustra inflatus sensu carnis suæ,being vainly inflated by the sensations of his flesh,

¹⁹et non tenens caput,and not holding up the head,ex quo totum corpus per nexus,with which the whole body,et conjunctiones subministratum,by its underlying joints and ligaments,et constructum crescit in augmentum Dei.is joined together and grows with an increase that is of God.

¹⁹et non tenens caput,and not holding up the head,ex quo totum corpus per nexus,with which the whole body,et conjunctiones subministratum,by its underlying joints and ligaments,et constructum crescit in augmentum Dei.is joined together and grows with an increase that is of God.

²⁰Si ergo mortui estis cum Christo ab elementis hujus mundi:So then, if you have died with Christ to the influences of this world,quid adhuc tamquam viventes in mundo decernitis?why do you still make decisions as if you were living in the world?

²⁰Si ergo mortui estis cum Christo ab elementis hujus mundi:So then, if you have died with Christ to the influences of this world,quid adhuc tamquam viventes in mundo decernitis?why do you still make decisions as if you were living in the world?

²¹Ne tetigeritis,Do not touch,neque gustaveritis,do not taste,neque contrectaveritis:do not handle these things,

²¹Ne tetigeritis,Do not touch,neque gustaveritis,do not taste,neque contrectaveritis:do not handle these things,

²²quæ sunt omnia in interitum ipso usu,which all lead to destruction by their very use,secundum præcepta et doctrinas hominum:in accord with the precepts and doctrines of men.

²²quæ sunt omnia in interitum ipso usu,which all lead to destruction by their very use,secundum præcepta et doctrinas hominum:in accord with the precepts and doctrines of men.

²³quæ sunt rationem quidem habentia sapientiæ in superstitione,Such ideas have at least an intention to attain to wisdom,et humilitate,but through superstition and debasement,et non ad parcendum corpori,not sparing the body,non in honore aliquo ad saturitatem carnis.and they are without any honor in satiating the flesh.

²³quæ sunt rationem quidem habentia sapientiæ in superstitione,Such ideas have at least an intention to attain to wisdom,et humilitate,but through superstition and debasement,et non ad parcendum corpori,not sparing the body,non in honore aliquo ad saturitatem carnis.and they are without any honor in satiating the flesh.