Colossians 22ColossiansChrist above allWycliffe Bible (c. 1395)

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1. 1WYCBut Y wole that ye wite, what bisynesse Y haue for you, and for hem that ben at Laodice, and whiche euere saien not my face in fleisch,BSBBSB: For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
2. 2WYCthat her hertis ben coumfortid, and thei ben tauyt in charite, in to alle the richessis of the plente of the vndurstondyng, in to the knowyng of mysterie of God, the fadir of Jhesu Crist,BSBBSB: that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
3. 3WYCin whom alle the tresouris of wisdom and of science ben hid.BSBBSB: in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4. 4WYCFor this thing Y seie, that no man disseyue you in heiythe of wordis.BSBBSB: I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
5. 5WYCFor thouy Y be absent in bodi, bi spirit Y am with you, ioiynge and seynge youre ordre and the sadnesse of youre bileue that is in Crist.BSBBSB: For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
6. 6WYCTherfor as ye han takun Jhesu Crist oure Lord,BSBBSB: Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
7. 7WYCwalke ye in hym, and be ye rootid and bieldid aboue in hym, and confermyd in the bileue, as ye han lerud, aboundinge in hym in doynge of thankyngis.BSBBSB: rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
8. 8WYCSe ye that no man disseyue you bi filosofie and veyn fallace, aftir the tradicioun of men, aftir the elementis of the world, and not aftir Crist.BSBBSB: See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
9. 9WYCFor in hym dwellith bodilich al the fulnesse of the Godhed.BSBBSB: For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
10. 10WYCAnd ye ben fillid in hym, that is heed of al principat and power.BSBBSB: And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
11. 11WYCIn whom also ye ben circumcidid in circumcisioun not maad with hoond, in dispoyling of the bodi of fleisch, but in circumcisioun of Crist;BSBBSB: In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
12. 12WYCand ye ben biried togidere with hym in baptim, in whom also ye han rise ayen bi feith of the worching of God, that reiside hym fro deth.BSBBSB: And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
13. 13WYCAnd whanne ye weren deed in giltis, and in the prepucie of youre fleisch, he quikenyde togidere you with hym;BSBBSB: When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
14. 14WYCforyyuynge to you alle giltis, doynge awei that writing of decre that was ayens vs, that was contrarie to vs; and he took awei that fro the myddil, pitchinge it on the cros;BSBBSB: having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
15. 15WYCand he spuylide principatis and poweris, and ledde out tristili, opynli ouercomynge hem in hym silf.BSBBSB: And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
16. 16WYCTherfor no man iuge you in mete, or in drink, or in part of feeste dai, or of neomenye,BSBBSB: Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
17. 17WYCor of sabatis, whiche ben schadewe of thingis to comynge; for the bodi is of Crist.BSBBSB: These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
18. 18WYCNo man disseyue you, willynge to teche in mekenesse, and religioun of aungelis, tho thingis whiche he hath not seyn, walkinge veynli, bolnyd with wit of his fleisch,BSBBSB: Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
19. 19WYCand not holdynge the heed, of which al the bodi, bi boondis and ioynyngis togidere vndur mynystrid and maad, wexith in to encreessing of God.BSBBSB: He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
20. 20WYCFor if ye ben deed with Crist fro the elementis of this world, what yit as men lyuynge to the world demen ye?BSBBSB: If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:
21. 21WYCThat ye touche not, nether taaste,BSBBSB: “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
22. 22WYCnether trete with hoondis tho thingis, whiche alle ben in to deth bi the ilke vss, aftir the comaundementis and the techingis of men;BSBBSB: These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
23. 23WYCwhiche han a resoun of wisdom in veyn religioun and mekenesse, and not to spare the bodi, not in ony onour to the fulfillyng of the fleisch.BSBBSB: Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.

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