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 together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

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

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are 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 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, our life, is revealed, then you will also 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 your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

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

For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

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

You also once walked in those, 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 you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

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

Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

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 man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

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

where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; 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 God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

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 any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

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

Above all these things, walk in 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:

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, 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; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart 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: —

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.

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

Wives, be in subjection 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 don’t be bitter 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 all things, for this pleases the Lord.

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

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t 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, —

Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness 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 whatever you do, work heartily, as 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 from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; 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 receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.