Colossians 3
1 If therefore ye were raised with the Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.
2 Think on the things above, not the things on the earth.
Mind the things above, not those on the earth.
3 For ye died, and your life has been hidden with the Christ in God.
For ye are dead as to the world, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When the Christ, our life, is made known, then ye also will be made known with him in glory.
When Christ, who is your life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory.
5 Put to death therefore your body-parts on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
Mortify therefore your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, disorderly passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is indeed idolatry:
6 Because of which the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience,
for which things the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.
7 in which ye also once walked when ye lived in them.
In which ye also formerly walked, when ye lived among them.
8 But now ye also, put off all these things: anger, wrath, wickedness, reviling, filthy speaking out of your mouth.
But now put away all these also, wrath, animosity, malice, calumny, and filthy discourse out of your mouth.
9 Do not lie to each other, having stripped off the old man with his practices,
Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his evil practices;
10 and having put on the new man, being renewed in knowledge according to an image of him who created him,
and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of Him that created him.
11 where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman, but the all and in all, Christ.
Wherein there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free: but Christ is all and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as chosen men of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering,
Put on therefore, as the elect of God holy and beloved, bowels of mercy, benignity, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
13 forbearing each other, and forgiving yourselves, if any man has a complaint against any, just as also the Christ forgave you, so also ye,
bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if any one has a complaint against any: even as Christ hath forgiven you, so also do ye.
14 and above all these things, love, which is the bond of perfection.
And above all these put on love, which is the band of perfection.
15 And let the peace of God umpire in your hearts, for which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.
And let the peace of God preside in your hearts, to which ye are also called as united in one body: and be thankful for it.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another by psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude singing in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And all things, anything whatever ye may do in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, expressing thanks to the God and Father through him.
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to our God and Father by Him.
18 Wives, be ye submissive to your own husbands as is proper in the Lord.
Wives, be subject to your husbands, as becometh you in the Lord:
19 Husbands, love the wives and do not be made bitter against them.
and ye husbands, love your wives, and be not embittered against them.
20 Children, obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.
Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well-pleasing to the Lord:
21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they may not be discouraged.
and ye fathers, do not irritate your children, least they be discouraged.
22 Bondmen, obey in all things those masters according to flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.
Servants, be obedient in all things to your lawful masters, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but in uprightness of heart, fearing God; and whatever service ye do,
23 And all things, anything whatever ye may do, work from soul as to the Lord and not to men,
do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;
24 knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the reward of the inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.
knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord Christ;
25 And he who does wrong will be recompensed what he did wrong, and there is no partiality.
but he that doth unjustly, shall receive for what wrong he hath done; and there is no respect of persons with God:
