Colossians 3
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Colossians 3
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| If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. | If then you have a new life with Christ, give your attention to the things of heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. |
| Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. | Keep your mind on the higher things, not on the things of earth. |
| For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. | For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God. |
| When Christ, [who is] our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. | At the coming of Christ who is our life, you will be seen with him in glory. |
| Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; | Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods; |
| for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience: | Because of which the wrath of God comes on those who go against his orders; |
| wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things; | Among whom you were living in the past, when you did such things. |
| but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth: | But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk; |
| lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, | Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings, |
| and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him: | And have put on the new man, which has become new in knowledge after the image of his maker; |
| where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all. | Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all. |
| Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; | As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things; |
| forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: | Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you: |
| and above all these things [put on] love, which is the bond of perfectness. | And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together. |
| And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. | And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times. |
| Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God. | Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts. |
| And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. | And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him. |
| Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. | Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as is right in the Lord. |
| Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. | Husbands, have love for your wives, and be not bitter against them. |
| Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord. | Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord. |
| Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged. | Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken. |
| Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: | Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord: |
| whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; | Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men; |
| knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ. | Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ. |
| For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. | For the wrongdoer will have punishment for the wrong he has done, without respect for any man's position. |
