Colossians 3

1 If, therefore, ye have been raised together with the Christ, the things on high, be seeking, where, the Christ, is—on the right hand of God, sitting;

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

2 The things on high, hold in esteem, not the things upon the earth:

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

3 For ye have died, and, your life, is hid, together with the Christ, in God, —

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

4 As soon as, the Christ, shall be made manifest—our life, then, ye also, together with him, shall be made manifest in glory;

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

5 Make dead, therefore, your members that are on the earth—as regardeth fornication, impurity, passion, base coveting, and greed, 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 On account of which things cometh the anger of God, —

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

7 Wherein, ye also, walked, at one time, when ye were living in these things;

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

8 But, now, do, ye also, put them all away, —anger, wrath, baseness, defamation, shameful talk out of your mouth:

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

9 Be not guilty of falsehood one to another: having stript off the old man, together with his practices,

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

10 And having put on the new—who is being moulded afresh unto personal knowledge, after the image of him that hath created him, —

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

11 Wherein there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, bond, free, —but, all things and in all, Christ:

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 men chosen of God, holy and beloved, tender affections of compassion, graciousness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering,

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

13 Bearing one with another, and in favour forgiving one another—if any, against any, have a complaint, —according as, the Lord, in favour forgave you, so also 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, over all these things, love, which is a uniting-bond of completeness;

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

15 And let, the peace of Christ, act as umpire in your hearts, unto which ye have been called in [one] body, and be 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 the Christ, dwell within you richly, —in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with gratitude, raising song with 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 may be doing, in word, or in work, all things, [do] in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks unto the Divine 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 Ye wives! be submitting yourselves unto your husbands, as is becoming in the Lord;

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

19 Ye husbands! be loving your wives, and be not embittered against them;

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

20 Ye children! be obedient unto 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 Ye fathers! be not irritating your children, lest they be disheartened;

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

22 Ye servants! be obedient, in all things, unto them who, according to the flesh, are your masters, —not with eye-service, as man-pleasers, but with singleness of heart, revering 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 may be doing, from the soul, be working at it, 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 duly receive the recompense of the inheritance, —unto the Lord Christ, are ye in service;

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

25 For, he that acteth unrighteously, shall get back what he had unrighteously 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.