Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - But now you know God. Even better, God knows you. So why are you turning back to those weak and worthless powers? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again?
- 新标点和合本 - 现在你们既然认识 神，更可说是被 神所认识的，怎么还要归回那懦弱无用的小学，情愿再给他作奴仆呢？
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 现在你们既然认识上帝，更可说是被上帝所认识的，怎么还要转回那懦弱无用的粗浅学说 ，情愿再给它们作奴隶呢？
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 现在你们既然认识 神，更可说是被 神所认识的，怎么还要转回那懦弱无用的粗浅学说 ，情愿再给它们作奴隶呢？
- 当代译本 - 现在，你们既然认识了上帝，或者更应该说是上帝认识了你们，为什么还要回到那些脆弱无用的基本规条之下，甘愿再做它们的奴隶呢？
- 圣经新译本 - 现在你们既然认识 神，更可以说是 神所认识的，怎么还回到那些软弱贫乏的言论，情愿再作它们的奴仆呢？
- 中文标准译本 - 但如今，你们认识了神——不过更要说，被神所认识——怎么能再回到那无能、无用的原则里去呢？你们愿意再重新做它们的奴仆吗？
- 现代标点和合本 - 现在你们既然认识神，更可说是被神所认识的，怎么还要归回那懦弱无用的小学，情愿再给他做奴仆呢？
- 和合本（拼音版） - 现在你们既然认识上帝，更可说是被上帝所认识的，怎么还要归回那懦弱无用的小学，情愿再给他作奴仆呢？
- New International Version - But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces ? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
- English Standard Version - But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?
- New Living Translation - So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world?
- Christian Standard Bible - But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elements? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
- New American Standard Bible - But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, to which you want to be enslaved all over again?
- New King James Version - But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?
- Amplified Bible - Now, however, since you have come to know [the true] God [through personal experience], or rather to be known by God, how is it that you are turning back again to the weak and worthless elemental principles [of religions and philosophies], to which you want to be enslaved all over again?
- American Standard Version - but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?
- King James Version - But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
- New English Translation - But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
- World English Bible - But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?
- 新標點和合本 - 現在你們既然認識神，更可說是被神所認識的，怎麼還要歸回那懦弱無用的小學，情願再給他作奴僕呢？
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 現在你們既然認識上帝，更可說是被上帝所認識的，怎麼還要轉回那懦弱無用的粗淺學說 ，情願再給它們作奴隸呢？
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 現在你們既然認識 神，更可說是被 神所認識的，怎麼還要轉回那懦弱無用的粗淺學說 ，情願再給它們作奴隸呢？
- 當代譯本 - 現在，你們既然認識了上帝，或者更應該說是上帝認識了你們，為什麼還要回到那些脆弱無用的基本規條之下，甘願再做它們的奴隸呢？
- 聖經新譯本 - 現在你們既然認識 神，更可以說是 神所認識的，怎麼還回到那些軟弱貧乏的言論，情願再作它們的奴僕呢？
- 呂振中譯本 - 如今你們既已認識上帝（倒不如說被上帝所認識），怎麼還要再回去歸向那些軟弱貧乏的「星質之靈」 ，情願重再給它們做奴僕呢？
- 中文標準譯本 - 但如今，你們認識了神——不過更要說，被神所認識——怎麼能再回到那無能、無用的原則裡去呢？你們願意再重新做它們的奴僕嗎？
- 現代標點和合本 - 現在你們既然認識神，更可說是被神所認識的，怎麼還要歸回那懦弱無用的小學，情願再給他做奴僕呢？
- 文理和合譯本 - 今既知之、更為上帝所知、何反向劣弱空乏之小學、復欲為之役乎、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 今識上帝更為上帝所識、奈何復向委靡卑狹之小學而從之乎、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 今爾識天主、更為天主所識、奈何復向柔弱卑狹之賤質、欲再為其所束而為奴乎、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 今爾已識天主、抑且為天主所識矣、何又返於支離瑣碎之蒙學、 抱殘守缺、而甘為之奴乎？
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero, ahora que conocen a Dios —o más bien que Dios los conoce a ustedes—, ¿cómo es que quieren regresar a esos principios ineficaces y sin valor? ¿Quieren volver a ser esclavos de ellos?
- 현대인의 성경 - 그러나 이제는 여러분이 하나님을 알고 하나님도 여러분을 아십니다. 그런데 왜 여러분은 약하고 무가치하며 유치한 율법으로 되돌아가 다시 종이 되려고 하십니까?
- Новый Русский Перевод - Но сейчас вы знаете Бога, вернее сказать, Бог знает вас. Так как же вы могли опять вернуться к этим слабым, ничтожным религиозным началам, в рабство к которым вы желаете отдаться?
- Восточный перевод - Но сейчас вы знаете Всевышнего и, что ещё важнее, Всевышний знает вас. Так как же вы могли опять вернуться к этим слабым, ничтожным духовным силам, в рабство к которым вы желаете отдаться?
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но сейчас вы знаете Аллаха и, что ещё важнее, Аллах знает вас. Так как же вы могли опять вернуться к этим слабым, ничтожным духовным силам, в рабство к которым вы желаете отдаться?
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но сейчас вы знаете Всевышнего и, что ещё важнее, Всевышний знает вас. Так как же вы могли опять вернуться к этим слабым, ничтожным духовным силам, в рабство к которым вы желаете отдаться?
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - A présent, vous connaissez Dieu. Bien plus : Dieu vous a reconnus comme siens. Comment se peut-il alors que vous retourniez à ces principes élémentaires sans pouvoir ni valeur, pour en devenir à nouveau les esclaves ?
- リビングバイブル - ところが今は、神を知っているのに〔というより、むしろ神に知られているのに〕、どうして、もとの状態に逆戻りしたがるのですか。あの貧弱で、無力で、役立たずの教えの奴隷に逆戻りしようとするのですか。
- Nestle Aland 28 - νῦν δὲ γνόντες θεόν, μᾶλλον δὲ γνωσθέντες ὑπὸ θεοῦ, πῶς ἐπιστρέφετε πάλιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ καὶ πτωχὰ στοιχεῖα οἷς πάλιν ἄνωθεν δουλεύειν θέλετε;
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - νῦν δὲ γνόντες Θεόν, μᾶλλον δὲ γνωσθέντες ὑπὸ Θεοῦ, πῶς ἐπιστρέφετε πάλιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ καὶ πτωχὰ στοιχεῖα, οἷς πάλιν ἄνωθεν δουλεύειν θέλετε?
- Nova Versão Internacional - Mas agora, conhecendo a Deus, ou melhor, sendo por ele conhecidos, como é que estão voltando àqueles mesmos princípios elementares, fracos e sem poder? Querem ser escravizados por eles outra vez?
- Hoffnung für alle - Nachdem ihr nun aber Gott kennt und liebt – genauer gesagt, nachdem Gott euch kennt und liebt –, wie ist es da möglich, dass ihr euch diesen armseligen und kümmerlichen Zwängen wieder beugt und unterwerft?
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ngày nay, anh chị em đã tìm gặp Đức Chúa Trời, hay đúng hơn Đức Chúa Trời đã tìm gặp anh chị em, sao anh chị em còn quay lại làm nô lệ cho những giáo lý rỗng tuếch, vô dụng ấy?
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แต่เดี๋ยวนี้ท่านรู้จักพระเจ้าแล้ว หรือที่ถูกคือพระเจ้าทรงรู้จักท่านแล้ว ท่านยังจะหวนกลับไปหาหลักการเก่าๆ ซึ่งอ่อนแอและน่าสังเวชหรือ? ท่านอยากตกเป็นทาสด้วยสิ่งทั้งปวงนี้อีกหรือ?
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่บัดนี้ท่านมารู้จักพระเจ้า หรือพูดอีกอย่างคือเป็นที่รู้จักของพระเจ้า แล้วท่านจะกลับไปหาการบังคับของอำนาจแห่งวัตถุท้องฟ้าซึ่งอ่อนแอและไร้ค่าอีกทำไม ท่านอยากตกเป็นทาสอีกครั้งหรือ
Cross Reference
- 1 Corinthians 15:34 - You should come back to your senses and stop sinning. Some of you don’t know anything about God. I say this to make you ashamed.
- John 10:27 - My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.
- Romans 8:29 - God planned that those he had chosen would become like his Son. In that way, Christ will be the first and most honored among many brothers and sisters.
- John 10:14 - “I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and my sheep know me.
- Matthew 11:27 - “My Father has given all things to me. The Father is the only one who knows the Son. And the only ones who know the Father are the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to make him known.
- Proverbs 2:5 - Then you will understand how to have respect for the Lord. You will find out how to know God.
- John 17:3 - And what is eternal life? It is knowing you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
- Exodus 33:17 - The Lord said to Moses, “I will do exactly what you have asked. I am pleased with you. And I know your name. I know all about you.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:12 - Now we see only a dim likeness of things. It is as if we were seeing them in a foggy mirror. But someday we will see clearly. We will see face to face. What I know now is not complete. But someday I will know completely, just as God knows me completely.
- Psalm 1:6 - The Lord watches over the lives of godly people. But the lives of sinful people will lead to their death.
- Psalm 9:10 - Lord, those who know you will trust in you. You have never deserted those who look to you.
- Habakkuk 2:14 - The oceans are full of water. In the same way, the earth will be filled with the knowledge of my glory.
- Colossians 2:20 - Some people still follow the basic spiritual powers of the world. But you died with Christ as far as these powers are concerned. So why do you act as if you still belong to the world? Here are the rules you follow.
- Colossians 2:21 - “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”
- Colossians 2:22 - Rules like these are about things that will pass away soon. They are based on merely human rules and teachings.
- Colossians 2:23 - It is true that these rules seem wise. Because of them, people give themselves over to their own kind of worship. They pretend they are humble. They treat their bodies very badly. But rules like these don’t help. They don’t stop people from chasing after sinful pleasures.
- 1 Kings 8:43 - Then listen to them from heaven. It’s the place where you live. Do what those outsiders ask you to do. Then all the nations on earth will know you. They will have respect for you. They’ll respect you just as your own people Israel do. They’ll know that your Name is in this house I’ve built.
- 1 John 2:3 - We know that we have come to know God if we obey his commands.
- 1 John 2:4 - Suppose someone says, “I know him.” But suppose this person does not do what God commands. Then this person is a liar and is not telling the truth.
- Jeremiah 31:34 - They will not need to teach their neighbor anymore. And they will not need to teach one another anymore. They will not need to say, ‘Know the Lord.’ That’s because everyone will know me. From the least important of them to the most important, all of them will know me,” announces the Lord. “I will forgive their evil ways. I will not remember their sins anymore.”
- Hebrews 10:38 - And, “The one who is right with God will live by faith. And I am not pleased with the one who pulls back.” ( Habakkuk 2:3 , 4 )
- Hebrews 10:39 - But we don’t belong to the people who pull back and are destroyed. We belong to the people who believe and are saved.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 - God said, “Let light shine out of darkness.” ( Genesis 1:3 ) He made his light shine in our hearts. His light gives us the light to know God’s glory. His glory is shown in the face of Christ.
- Ephesians 1:17 - I pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is the glorious Father. I keep asking him to give you the wisdom and understanding that come from the Holy Spirit. I want you to know God better.
- 2 Timothy 2:19 - But God’s solid foundation stands firm. Here is the message written on it. “The Lord knows who his own people are.” ( Numbers 16:5 ) Also, “All who say they believe in the Lord must turn away from evil.”
- Hebrews 7:18 - The old rule is set aside. It was weak and useless.
- 2 Peter 2:20 - They may have escaped the sin of the world. They may have come to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But what if they are once again caught up in sin? And what if it has become their master? Then they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 - “My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.
- Romans 8:3 - The written law was made weak by the power of sin. But God did what the written law could not do. He made his Son to be like those who live under the power of sin. God sent him to be an offering for sin. Jesus suffered God’s judgment against our sin.
- 1 John 5:20 - We also know that the Son of God has come. He has given us understanding. So we can know the God who is true. And we belong to the true God by belonging to his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- Galatians 3:3 - Are you so foolish? You began by the Holy Spirit. Are you now trying to finish God’s work in you by your own strength?
- 1 Corinthians 8:3 - But whoever loves God is known by God.