Gēluóxīshū 3:1-17

1 Suǒyǐ nǐmen ruò zhēn yǔ Jīdū yītóng fùhuó , jiù dāng qiú zaì shàngmian de shì . nàli yǒu Jīdū zuò zaì shén de yòubiān .

2 Nǐmen yào sīniàn shàngmian de shì , búyào sīniàn dì shang de shì .

3 Yīnwei nǐmen yǐjing sǐ le , nǐmen de shēngmìng yǔ Jīdū yītóng cáng zaì shén lǐmiàn .

4 Jīdū shì wǒmen de shēngmìng , tā xiǎnxiàn de shíhou , nǐmen yĕ yào yǔ tā yītóng xiǎnxiàn zaì róngyào lǐ .

5 Suǒyǐ yào zhìsǐ nǐmen zaì dì shang de zhī tǐ . jiù rú yínluàn , wūhuì , xiéqíng , èyù , hé tānlán , tānlán jiù yǔ baì ǒuxiàng yíyàng .

6 Yīn zhèxie shì , shén de fèn nù bì líndào nà beìnì zhī zǐ .

7 Dāng nǐmen zaì zhèxie shì zhōng huó zhe de shíhou , yĕ céng zhèyàng xíng guo .

8 Dàn xiànzaì nǐmen yào qìjué zhè yīqiè de shì , yǐjí nǎohèn , fèn nù , èdú , ( huò zuò yīn dú ) huǐbàng , bìng kǒu zhōng wūhuì de yányǔ .

9 Búyào bǐcǐ shuōhuǎng , yīn nǐmen yǐjing tuō qù jiù rén hé jiù rén de xíngwéi ,

10 Chuān shang le xīn rén . zhè xīn rén zaì zhīshi shǎng jiànjiàn gēng xīn , zhèng rú zào tā zhǔ de xíngxiàng .

11 Zaì cǐ bìng bù fēnnú de , zì zhǔ de , wéiyǒu Jīdū shì bāokuò yīqiè , yòu zhù zaì gèrén zhī neì .

12 Suǒyǐ nǐmen jì shì shén de xuǎn mín , shèngjié méng aì de rén , jiù yào cún ( yuánwén zuò chuān xià tóng ) liánmǐn , ēncí , qiāxū , wēnróu , rĕnnaì de xīn .

13 Tǎngruò zhè rén yǔ nà rén yǒu xiánxì , zǒng yào bǐcǐ bāoróng , bǐcǐ raóshù . zhǔ zĕnyàng raóshù le nǐmen , nǐmen yĕ yào zĕnyàng raóshù rén .

14 Zaì zhè yīqiè zhī waì , yào cún zhe aì xīn . aì xīn jiù shì liánluò quán dé de .

15 Yòu yào jiào Jīdū de píngān zaì nǐmen xīnli zuò zhǔ . nǐmen yĕ wèicǐ méng zhào , guī wéi yī tǐ . qiĕ yào cún gǎnxiè de xīn .

16 Dāng yòng gèyàng de zhìhuì , bǎ Jīdū de dào lǐ , fēng fēngfù fù de cún zaì xīnli , ( huò zuò dāng bǎ Jīdū de dào lǐ fēng fēngfù fù de cún zaì xīnli yǐ gèyàng de zhìhuì ) yòng shīzhāng , sòngcí , líng gē , bǐcǐ jiàodǎo , hùxiāng quànjiè , xīn beì ēn gǎn gēsòng shén .

17 Wúlùn zuò shénme , huò shuōhuà , huò xíngshì , dōu yào fèng zhǔ Yēsū de míng , jiè zhe tā gǎnxiè fù shén .

Gēluóxīshū 3:1-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO COLOSSIANS 3

This chapter contains exhortations to several duties, some more general, which relate to all Christians, and others more particular, which belong to saints in such and such a state of life. The apostle begins with an exhortation to seek things heavenly, and not earthly, and to set the affections on the one, and not on the other: the arguments used to enforce it are taken from the saints being risen with Christ; from Christ being in heaven at the Father's right hand; from their being dead to sin, the law, and the world; from their having life in Christ safe and secure; yea, from Christ being their life, and their appearance with him in glory, Col 3:1-4. And next he proceeds to an exhortation to the mortification of sin, and the deeds of it, which he urges from the wrath of God coming upon men for these things, and from the consideration of their former state and condition, expressed by walking and living in them, Col 3:5-7, and by a metaphor taken from the putting off and on of garments, he exhorts to the putting off of the old man, with his deeds, several of which are mentioned, Col 3:8,9, and to the putting on of the new man, and to the exercise of various graces, as mercy, meekness, forbearance, forgiveness, charity, and peace, Col 3:10-15. And then he proceeds to exhort to such duties as relate to the word and worship of God; as that the word of Christ should have an abiding place in them, and that they should teach and instruct one another by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and do all they did in a religious way, in the name of Christ, with thankfulness to God by him, Col 3:16,17. And closes the chapter with the duties of wives to their husbands, and of husbands to their wives, and of children to their parents, and of parents to their children, and of servants to their masters, Col 3:18-25.