Colossians 3

1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated 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 mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

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

3 For ye died, 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 be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested 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, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, the 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 cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience;

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

7 in the which ye also walked aforetime, when ye lived in these things.

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

8 But now put ye also away all these; anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking 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 ye have put off the old man with his doings,

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 being renewed unto 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 cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman: 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 God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, 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 each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

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] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

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

15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye 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 word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

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 ye do, in word or in deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through 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, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting 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 in the Lord.

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

21 Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

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

22 Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

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 whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto 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 from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye 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 For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath 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.