Colossians 3
1 If therefore ye have been raised with the Christ, seek the things [which are] above, where the Christ is, sitting at [the] right hand of God:
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting on the right hand of God.
2 have your mind on the things [that are] above, not on the things [that are] on the earth;
Set your mind on the things above, not on things on the earth.
3 for ye have died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God.
For ye died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God;
4 When the Christ is manifested who [is] our life, then shall ye also be manifested with him in glory.
when Christ, our life, shall be manifested, then will ye also be manifested with him in glory.
5 Put to death therefore your members which [are] upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.
Make dead therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
6 On account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
on account of which things cometh the wrath of God.
7 In which ye also once walked when ye lived in these things.
In which things ye also once walked, when ye lived in them;
8 But now, put off, ye also, all [these] things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.
but now put ye away all these, anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy language out of your mouth.
9 Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds,
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds,
10 and having put on the new, renewed into full knowledge according to [the] image of him that has created him;
and have put on the new man, who is renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him;
11 wherein there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ [is] everything, and in all.
where there is no Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as [the] elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
Clothe yourselves, therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved, with compassionate affections, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any should have a complaint against any; even as the Christ has forgiven you, so also [do] ye.
bearing with each other, and forgiving each other, if any one have a complaint against another; even as Christ freely forgave you, do ye also freely forgive;
14 And to all these [add] love, which is the bond of perfectness.
and over all these things put on the robe of love, which is the bond of perfectness;
15 And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful.
and let the peace of Christ, to which ye were called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to God;
17 And everything, whatever ye may do in word or in deed, [do] all things in [the] name of [the] Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him.
and whatever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God, the Father, through him.
18 Wives, be subject to [your] husbands, as is fitting in [the] Lord.
Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in [the] Lord.
Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened.
Fathers, provoke not your children, lest they be discouraged.
22 Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Bond-servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
23 Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as [doing it] to the Lord, and not to men;
Whatever ye do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men,
24 knowing that of [the] Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ.
knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the recompense of the inheritance; serve Christ as your Lord.
25 For he that does a wrong shall receive the wrong he has done, and there is no respect of persons.
For he that doeth wrong, shall receive back the wrong which he hath done; and there is no respect of persons.
