[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Gēluóxī‐Shū ((Gēluóxī Colossae 歌罗西 歌羅西)‐(Shū Writing → [Book] 书 書) → [The Letter to the Colossians]) 1 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 13 Tā (he 他) jiù wǒmen tuōlí hēi’àn de (’s 的) quánshì, bǎ wǒmen qiāndào tā (his 他) Àizǐ de (’s 的) wángguó li (inside 里 裡/裏). 14 Jièzhe zhèi wèi Érzi, wǒmen huòdé jiùshú, déméng shùzuì. 15 Zhèi (this 这 這) wèi ({place of a} → [mw for persons] 位) Érzi (Ér·zi Son · [suf for nouns] 儿子 兒子) shì (is 是) rén (humans 人) kàn bujiàn ((kàn looking 看) (bu·jiàn not · {do see} 不见 不見) → [cannot see]) de (’s 的) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) xíngxiàng (xíng·xiàng form · image 形象/像). Zài (in 在) shòuzào (shòu·zào received · creating 受造) de (’s 的) wànwù (wàn·wù {ten thousand → [all]} · things 万物 萬物) zhōng (among 中), tā (he 他) shì (is 是) tóushēng (tóu·shēng {head → [first]} · born 头生 頭生) Zǐ (Son 子), 16 yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) tiānshang (tiān·shang heaven · upon 天上) de ({’s (things)} 的), dìshang (dì·shang earth · upon 地上) de ({’s (things)} 的), kànde jiàn ((kàn·de {looked at} · getting 看得) (jiàn {to be seen} 见 見) → [visible]) de ({’s (things)} 的), kàn bujiàn ((kàn {looked at} 看) (bu·jiàn not · {are seen} 不见 不見) → [invisible]) de ({’s (things)} 的), wúlùn (wú·lùn {not having} · {discussing of} → [no matter] 无论 無論) shì (are 是) zàiwèi (zài·wèi on · thrones 在位) de ({’ (ones)} 的), tǒngzhì (tǒng·zhì commanding · ruling 统治 統治) de ({’s (ones)} 的), zhízhèng (zhí·zhèng holding · government 执政 執政) de ({’s (ones)} 的), dāngquán (dāng·quán {serving as} · authorities 当权 當權) de ({’ (ones)} 的), quándōu (quán·dōu all · even 全都) shì (were 是) tōngguò (tōng·guò {through (adv)} · passing → [through] 通过 通過) tā (him 他) chuàngzào (chuàng·zào initiated · {made, created} 创造 創造) de (’s 的). Qíyú (Qí·yú him · {remainder beyond} → [all other] 其余 其餘) de (’s 的) wànwù (wàn·wù {ten thousand → [all]} · things 万物 萬物) dōu (all 都) shì ({have been} 是) tōngguò (tōng·guò {through (adv)} · passing → [through] 通过 通過) tā (him 他), wèile (wèi·le for · {to completion} 为了 為了) tā (him 他) ér (thus 而) chuàngzào (chuàng·zào initiated · {made, created} 创造 創造) de (’s 的). 17 Tā (he 他) bǐ ({compared to} 比) qíyú (qí·yú him · {remainder beyond} → [all other] 其余 其餘) de (’s 的) wànwù (wàn·wù {ten thousand → [all]} · things 万物 萬物) xiān ({in advance} 先) cúnzài (cún·zài existed · {was present} 存在), qíyú (qí·yú him · {remainder beyond} → [all other] 其余 其餘) de (’s 的) wànwù (wàn·wù {ten thousand → [all]} · things 万物 萬物) dōu (all 都) shì (were 是) jièzhe (jiè·zhe {making use of} · being → [making use of] 借着 借/藉着/著) tā (him 他) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) cúnzài (cún·zài existing · {being present} 存在) de (’s 的). …

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