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 have risen with the Messiah, seek the things on high, where the Messiah sitteth 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;

Think of things on high; not of the things on earth:

3 for ye have died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God.

for ye are dead; and your life is hidden with the Messiah, in God.

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

And when the Messiah, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall 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.

Mortify therefore your members that are on the earth; whoredom, impurity, and the passions, and evil concupiscence, and avarice which is idolatry.

6 On account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

For on account of these things, the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.

7 In which ye also once walked when ye lived in these things.

And in these things ye also formerly 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 away from you all these, wrath, anger, malice, reviling, filthy talking:

9 Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds,

and lie not one to another; but put off the old man, with all his practices;

10 and having put on the new, renewed into full knowledge according to [the] image of him that has created him;

and put ye on the new man, that is renewed in knowledge, after the likeness of his Creator;

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 neither Jew nor Gentile, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision, neither Greek nor barbarian, neither bond nor free; but the Messiah is all, and in all.

12 Put on therefore, as [the] elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Therefore, holy and beloved, as the elect of God, put ye on compassions, and tenderness, and suavity, and humbleness of mind, and gentleness, and 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.

And be ye indulgent towards one another, and forgiving to one another: and if any one has a complaint against his neighbor, as the Messiah forgave you, so also do ye forgive.

14 And to all these [add] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

And with all these, join love, which is the girdle of perfection.

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 the Messiah direct your hearts; for to that ye have been called, in one body; and be ye thankful to the Messiah.

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.

And let his word dwell in you richly, in all wisdom. And teach and admonish yourselves, by psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, and with grace in your hearts sing ye unto 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 act, do it in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and give thanksgiving through him to God the Father.

18 Wives, be subject to [your] husbands, as is fitting in [the] Lord.

Wives, be ye subject to your husbands, as is right in the Messiah.

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

Husbands, love ye your wives, and be not bitter towards them.

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

Children, obey your parents in every thing; for this is pleasing before our Lord.

21 Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened.

Parents, anger 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.

Servants, obey in all things your bodily masters; not in the sight of the eye only, as those who please men, but with a simple heart, and in the fear of the Lord.

23 Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as [doing it] to the Lord, and not to men;

And whatever ye do, do it with your whole soul, as unto our Lord, and not as to men:

24 knowing that of [the] Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ.

and know ye, that from our Lord ye will receive a recompense as the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord the Messiah.

25 For he that does a wrong shall receive the wrong he has done, and there is no respect of persons.

But the delinquent will receive a recompense, according to the delinquency; and there is no respect of persons.