| | King James | Abbé Crampon | American std |
| 1 | For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; | Je veux, en effet, que vous sachiez quels combats je soutiens pour vous et pour ceux de Laodicée, et pour tous ceux qui ne m'ont pas vu de leurs yeux, afin que leurs coeurs soient réconfortés, | For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; |
| 2 | That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; | et qu'étant étroitement unis dans la charité, ils soient enrichis d'une pleine conviction de l'intelligence, et connaissent le mystère de Dieu, du Christ, | that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, [even] Christ, |
| 3 | In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. | en qui sont cachés tous les trésors de la sagesse et de la science. | in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden. |
| 4 | And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. | Je dis cela, afin que personne ne vous trompe par des discours subtils. | This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech. |
| 5 | For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. | Car, si je suis absent de corps, je suis avec vous en esprit, heureux de voir le bon ordre qui règne parmi vous et la solidité de votre foi dans le Christ. | For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. |
| 6 | As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: | Ainsi donc, comme vous avec reçu le Christ Jésus, le Seigneur, marchez en lui, | As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk in him, |
| 7 | Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. | enracinés et édifiés en lui, affermis par la foi, telle qu'on vous l'a enseignée et y faisant des progrès, avec actions de grâces. | rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. |
| 8 | Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. | Prenez garde que personne ne vous surprenne par la philosophie et par des enseignements trompeurs, selon une tradition toute humaine et les rudiments du monde, et non selon le Christ. | Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ: |
| 9 | For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. | Car en lui habite corporellement toute la plénitude de la divinité. | for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, |
| 10 | And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: | En lui vous avez tout pleinement, lui qui est le chef de toute principauté et de toute puissance. | and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power: |
| 11 | In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: | En lui vous avez été circoncis d'une circoncision non faite de main d'homme, de la circoncision du Christ, par le dépouillement de ce corps de chair. | in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ; |
| 12 | Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. | Ensevelis avec lui dans le baptême, vous avez été dans le même baptême ressuscités avec lui par votre foi à l'action de Dieu, qui l'a ressuscité d'entre les morts. | having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. |
| 13 | And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; | Vous qui étiez morts par vos péchés et par l'incirconcision de votre chair, il vous a rendus à la vie avec lui, après nous avoir pardonné toutes nos offenses. | And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, [I say], did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses; |
| 14 | Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; | Il a détruit l'acte qui était écrit contre nous et nous était contraire avec ses ordonnances, et il l'a fait disparaître en le clouant à la croix; | having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out that way, nailing it to the cross; |
| 15 | And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. | il a dépouillé les principautés et les puissances, et les a livrées hardiment en spectacle, en triomphant d'elles par la croix. | having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. |
| 16 | Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: | Que personne donc ne vous condamne sur le manger et le boire, ou au sujet d'une fête, d'une nouvelle lune ou d'un sabbat : | Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day: |
| 17 | Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. | ce n'est là que l'ombre des choses à venir, mais la réalité se trouve dans le Christ. | which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ`s. |
| 18 | Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, | Qu'aucun homme ne vous fasse perdre la palme du combat, par affectation d'humilité et de culte des anges, tandis qu'il s'égare en des choses qu'il n'a pas vues, et qu'il s'enfle d'un vain orgueil par les pensées de la chair, | Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, |
| 19 | And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. | sans s'attacher au chef, duquel tout le corps, à l'aide des liens et des jointures, s'entretient et grandit par l'accroissement que Dieu lui donne. | and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God. |
| 20 | Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, | Si vous êtes morts avec le Christ aux rudiments du monde, pourquoi, comme si vous viviez dans le monde, vous soumettez-vous à ces prescriptions : | If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, |
| 21 | (Touch not; taste not; handle not; | "Ne prends pas ! Ne goûte pas ! Ne touche pas ?" | Handle not, nor taste, nor touch |
| 22 | Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? | - Toutes ces choses vont à la corruption par l'usage même qu'on en fait. - Ces défenses ne sont que des préceptes et des enseignements humains. | (all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men? |
| 23 | Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. | Elles ont quelque apparence de sagesse avec leur culte volontaire, leur humilité, et leur mépris pour le corps, mais elles sont sans valeur réelle, et ne servent qu'à la satisfaction de la chair | Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; [but are] not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh. |
