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 have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

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

Set your minds on the things above, not the things on earth.

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

For you have died, and your life is hidden with 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 Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed 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 therefore whatever belongs to your earthly nature: fornication, impurity, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

6 On account of which things cometh the anger of God, —

On account of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

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

You too once walked in these ways when you lived among them.

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

But now you must put them all aside: wrath, anger, malice, slander, and filthy language from 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, since you have put off the old self with its 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 have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its Creator.

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

Here there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free, 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,

Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and beloved, put on tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

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 one other if any one of you has a complaint against another; just as Christ forgave you, so you also must forgive.

14 And, over all these things, love, which is a uniting-bond of completeness;

Above all, put on love, which is the bond of 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:

Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be 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, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to the Lord with gratitude in your hearts.

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 whatever you do, in word or in deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to our God and Father through him.

18 Ye wives! be submitting yourselves unto your husbands, as is becoming in the Lord;

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

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

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

20 Ye children! be obedient unto your parents in all things, for, this, is, well pleasing, in the Lord;

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

21 Ye fathers! be not irritating your children, lest they be disheartened;

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become 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, —

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything. Do not try to please them only when they are watching you, but obey with sincerity 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, -

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord and not for men,

24 Knowing that, from the Lord, ye shall duly receive the recompense of the inheritance, —unto the Lord Christ, are ye in service;

knowing that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward; 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;

But he who does wrong will be paid back the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.