Colossians 3

1 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

When Christ, [who is] our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.

5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, the which is idolatry;

6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

for which things’ sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience;

7 When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.

in the which ye also walked aforetime, when ye lived in these things.

8 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

But now put ye also away all these; anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

9 Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

and have put on the new man, which is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:

11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.

where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman: but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

13 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

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:

14 And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

and above all these things [put on] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

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.

17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

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.

18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

23 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

24 because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

25 Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.