Colossians 3

1 If all of you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.

If, then, you were raised with the Christ, seek the things above, where the Christ is, seated on the right hand of God;

2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

mind the things above, not the things on the earth,

3 For all of you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

for you died, and your life has been hid with the Christ in God;

4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall all of you also appear with him in glory.

when the Christ—our life—may have appeared, then we will also appear with Him in glory.

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Put to death, then, your members that [are] on the earth—whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry—

6 For which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience:

because of which things comes the anger of God on the sons of the disobedience,

7 In the which all of you also walked some time, when all of you lived in them.

in which you also—you once walked, when you lived in them;

8 But now all of you also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

but now put off, even you, the whole—anger, wrath, malice, slander, filthy talking—out of your mouth.

9 Lie not one to another, seeing that all of you have put off the old man with his deeds;

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

10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who created him,

11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Savages, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, servant, freeman, but Christ [is] all and in all.

12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Put on, therefore, as chosen ones of God, holy and beloved, yearnings of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do all of you.

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if anyone may have a quarrel with anyone, as the Christ also forgave you—so also you;

14 And above all these things put on (agape) love, which is the bond of perfection.

and above all these things, [have] love, which is a bond of the perfection,

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also all of you are called in one body; and be all of you thankful.

and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which you were also called in one body, and become thankful.

16 Let the (logos) word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the LORD;

17 And whatsoever all of you do in (logos) word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

and all, whatever you may do in word or in work, [do] all things in the Name of the Lord Jesus—giving thanks to the God and Father, through Him.

18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

The wives: be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the LORD;

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

the husbands: love your wives, and do not be bitter with them;

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

the children: obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the LORD;

21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

the fathers: do not distress your children, lest they be discouraged;

22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;

the servants: obey those who are masters in all things according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

23 And whatsoever all of you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

and all, whatever you may do—out of soul work—as to the LORD, and not to men,

24 Knowing that of the Lord all of you shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for all of you serve the Lord Christ.

having known that you will receive the repayment of the inheritance from the LORD—for you serve the LORD Christ;

25 But he that does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done: and there is no respect of persons.

and he who is doing unrighteously will receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no favor by appearance.