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 however you have risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, enthroned at God's right hand.
2 Set your affections on things which are aboue, and not on things which are on the earth.
Give your minds to the things that are above, not to the things that are on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ which is our life, shall appeare, then shall ye also appeare with him in glory.
When Christ appears--He is our true Life--then you also will appear 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.
Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.
6 For the which things sake ye wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience.
It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming,
7 Wherein ye also walked once, when ye liued in them.
and you also were once addicted to them, while you were living under their power.
8 But now put ye away euen all these things, wrath, anger, maliciousnes, cursed speaking, filthie speaking, out of your mouth.
But now you must rid yourselves of every kind of sin--angry and passionate outbreaks, ill-will, evil speaking, foul-mouthed abuse--so that these may never soil your lips.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that yee haue put off the olde man with his workes,
Do not speak falsehoods to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its doings,
10 And haue put on the newe, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him,
and have clothed yourselves with the new self which is being remoulded into full knowledge so as to become like Him who created it.
11 Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: But Christ is all, and in all things.
In that new creation there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free man, but Christ is everything and is in all of us.
12 Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering:
Clothe yourselves therefore, as God's own people holy and dearly loved, with tender-heartedness, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.
bearing with one another and readily forgiving each other, if any one has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you also must forgive.
14 And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.
And over all these put on love, which is the perfect bond of union;
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 which Christ gives settle all questionings in your hearts, to which peace indeed you were called as belonging to His one Body; and be 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 teaching concerning Christ remain as a rich treasure in your hearts. In all wisdom teach and admonish one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and sing with 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 whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, and let it be through Him that you give thanks to God the Father.
18 Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as it is comely in the Lord.
Married women, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter vnto them.
Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly.
20 Children, obey your parents in all thing for that is well pleasing vnto the Lord.
Children be obedient to your parents in everything; for that is right for Christians.
21 Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged.
Fathers, do not fret and harass your children, or you may make them sullen and morose.
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.
Slaves, be obedient in everything to your earthly masters; not in acts of eye service, as aiming only to please men, but with simplicity of purpose, because you fear the Lord.
23 And whatsoeuer ye doe, doe it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men,
Whatever you are doing, let your hearts be in your work, as a thing done for the Lord and not for men.
24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receiue the reward of the inheritance: for ye serue the Lord Christ.
For you know that it is from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. Christ is the Master whose bondservants you are.
25 But he that doeth wrong, shall receiue for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
The man who perpetrates a wrong will find the wrong repaid to him; and with God there are no merely earthly distinctions.
