Colossians 3
1 If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
If then ye are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting on the right hand of God;
2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
think about those things above, and not things upon the earth.
3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
For ye are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God:
4 When Christ, your life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
when Christ, your life, may appear, then will you also appear 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 kill your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the children of disobedience.
through which the wrath of God comes.
7 You also once walked in those, when you lived in them;
In which you indeed at one time did walk about, 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 you also lay aside all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, disgraceful talk out of your mouths:
9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices,
lie not to one another, having laid aside the old man with his habits,
10 and have put on the new self, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
and having put on the new man, who is renewed into perfect knowledge according to the image of him who created him:
11 where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: but Christ is all things, 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 elect of God, holy and beloved, put on affections of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
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.
forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any one may have a quarrel against any one; as Christ also forgave you, so indeed do you likewise:
14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
and in all these things put on divine love, which is the bond of perfection.
15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
And let the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, in which you are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ 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 God dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another, in all wisdom, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with grace making melody in your hearts to God;
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.
and every thing whatsoever you may do, in word or in work, do all things 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.
Ye wives, submit to your husbands as is becoming in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them.
Ye husbands, love your wives with divine love, and be not harsh towards them.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.
Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, in order that they may not be discouraged.
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.
Ye servants, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things; not with eye-service, pleasing men, but of purity of heart, fearing the Lord.
23 And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for people,
Whatsoever you may do, work from your soul, as for the Lord, and not for men;
24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
knowing that you will receive the recompense of the inheritance from the Lord. 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.
for the one doing wrong receives that for which he did the injustice: and there is no respect of persons.
