| | King James | Ostervald | 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 combien est grand le combat que je soutiens pour vous, et pour ceux de Laodicée, et pour tous ceux qui ne m'ont jamais vu en personne. | 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; | Afin que leurs coeurs soient consolés, et liés étroitement ensemble dans la charité, pour être enrichis d'une parfaite intelligence, pour connaître le mystère de Dieu le Père, et de 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 renfermés 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 ceci, afin que personne ne vous abuse par des discours séduisants. | 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 pourtant avec vous en esprit, me réjouissant de voir parmi vous le bon ordre, et la fermeté de votre foi en 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, comme vous avez reçu le Seigneur Jésus-Christ, marchez avec 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 fondés en lui, et affermis dans la foi, selon que vous avez été enseignés, abondant en elle, 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 séduise par la philosophie et par de vaines tromperies, selon la tradition des hommes, selon les rudiments du monde, et non selon 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 toute la plénitude de la divinité habite corporellement. | 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: | Et vous avez toute plénitude en lui, qui est le chef de toute principauté et 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 aussi vous avez été circoncis, d'une circoncision faite sans main, en dépouillant le corps des péchés de la chair, ce qui est la circoncision de Christ; | 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. | Ayant été ensevelis avec lui par le baptême; en lui aussi vous êtes ressuscités, par la foi en la puissance de Dieu, qui l'a ressuscité des 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; | Et quand vous étiez morts dans vos péchés et dans votre incirconcision charnelle, il vous a vivifiés avec lui, vous ayant pardonné toutes vos fautes. | 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 effacé ce qui était contre nous, l'obligation des ordonnances qui s'élevait contre nous; et il l'a entièrement annulée, en l'attachant 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. | Ayant dépouillé les principautés et les puissances, qu'il a publiquement exposées en spectacle, en triomphant d'elles sur cette 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 au sujet du manger ou du boire, ou au sujet d'un jour de fête, ou de nouvelle lune, ou de sabbats; | 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. | C'était l'ombre des choses qui devaient venir, mais le corps en est en 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, | Que personne ne vous ravisse le prix par une humilité affectée, et par le culte des anges, s'ingérant dans des choses qu'il n'a point vues, étant témérairement enflé de son sens charnel, et ne s'attachant pas au chef, | 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. | Duquel tout le corps, joint et étroitement uni au moyen des jointures et des liens, s'accroît d'un accroissement selon Dieu. | 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 donc vous êtes morts avec Christ, quant aux rudiments du monde, pourquoi vous charge-t-on de ces préceptes, comme si vous viviez encore au monde? | 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; | En vous disant: Ne mange 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? | (Préceptes qui sont tous pernicieux par leurs abus) suivant les ordonnances et les doctrines des hommes, | (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. | Lesquelles ont, à la vérité, quelque apparence de sagesse dans un culte volontaire, et dans une certaine humilité, et dans une austérité du corps, qui n'a aucun égard à ce qui peut satisfaire 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. |
