Colossians 3

1 If then you were raised together with Messiah, seek the things that are above, where Messiah is, seated on the right hand of God.

Furthermore, since you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, sitting at God's right;

2 Set 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 those upon the earth,

3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Messiah in God.

because you died and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.

4 When Messiah, your life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

Whenever Christ, our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

5 Put to death, therefore, whatever is worldly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Therefore put to death your members that are on the earth: fornication, filthiness, passion, evil desire, and the greediness that is idolatry.

6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the children of disobedience.

Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of the disobedience,

7 You also once walked in those, when you lived in them;

in which things you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

8 but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

But now you must also rid yourselves of all these—anger, rage, malice, slander, obscene speech—out of your mouth.

9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices,

Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old man with his practices

10 and have put on the new self, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

and have put on the new one, who is being renewed into real knowledge according to the image of his Creator,

11 where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman; but Messiah is all, and in all.

where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.

12 Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, gentleness, humility, and patience;

Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience;

13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as the Lord forgave you, so you also do.

bearing with one another and forgiving each other, if anyone should have a complaint against another—just as the Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

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

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

Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, into which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

16 Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to God.

Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing with grace in your heart to the Lord, with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.

17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

Whatever you may 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 in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Wives, subordinate yourselves to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

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

Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

Children, obey your parents in everything, because this is well pleasing in the Lord.

21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.

Fathers, do not provoke your children so that they lose heart.

22 Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as people-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.

Slaves, obey your masters (according to the flesh) in all things, not just when they are looking, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.

23 And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for people,

And whatever you do, give it all you've got, as to the Lord and not to men,

24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Messiah.

knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the inheritance as a reward; because you serve the Lord Christ.

25 But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

(But he who does wrong will be repaid for this wrong, and there is no favoritism.)