Colossians 3
1 If yee then bee risen with Christ, seeke those thinges which are aboue, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.
If therefore ye were raised with the Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
2 Set your affections on things which are aboue, and not on things which are on the earth.
Think on the things above, not the things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
For ye died, and your life has been hidden with the Christ in God.
4 When Christ which is our life, shall appeare, then shall ye also appeare with him in glory.
When the Christ, our life, is made known, then ye also will be made known with him in glory.
5 Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, vncleannes, the inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnes which is idolatrie.
Put to death therefore your body-parts on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
6 For the which things sake ye wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience.
Because of which the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience,
7 Wherein ye also walked once, when ye liued in them.
in which ye also once walked when ye lived in them.
8 But now put ye away euen all these things, wrath, anger, maliciousnes, cursed speaking, filthie speaking, out of your mouth.
But now ye also, put off all these things: anger, wrath, wickedness, reviling, filthy speaking out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that yee haue put off the olde man with his workes,
Do not lie to each other, having stripped off the old man with his practices,
10 And haue put on the newe, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him,
and having put on the new man, being renewed in knowledge according to an image of him who created him,
11 Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: But Christ is all, and in all things.
where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman, but the all and in all, Christ.
12 Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering:
Put on therefore, as chosen men of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering,
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.
forbearing each other, and forgiving yourselves, if any man has a complaint against any, just as also the Christ forgave you, so also ye,
14 And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.
and above all these things, love, which is the bond of perfection.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which ye are called in one body, and be ye thankfull.
And let the peace of God umpire in your hearts, for which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.
16 Let the worde of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdome, teaching and admonishing your owne selues, in Psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing with a grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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.
17 And whatsoeuer ye shall doe, in worde or deede, doe all in the Name of the Lord Iesus, giuing thankes to God euen the Father by him.
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.
18 Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as it is comely in the Lord.
Wives, be ye submissive to your own husbands as is proper in the Lord.
19 Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter vnto them.
Husbands, love the wives and do not be made bitter against them.
20 Children, obey your parents in all thing for that is well pleasing vnto the Lord.
Children, obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.
21 Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they may not be discouraged.
22 Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters according to the flesh, in all things, not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but in singlenes of heart, fearing God.
Bondmen, obey in all things those masters according to flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.
23 And whatsoeuer ye doe, doe it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men,
And all things, anything whatever ye may do, work from soul as to the Lord and not to men,
24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receiue the reward of the inheritance: for ye serue the Lord Christ.
knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the reward of the inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.
25 But he that doeth wrong, shall receiue for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
And he who does wrong will be recompensed what he did wrong, and there is no partiality.
