Colossians 3
1 If however you have risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, enthroned at God's right hand.
Εἰ οὖν συνηγέρθητε τῷ ˚Χριστῷ, τὰ ἄνω ζητεῖτε, οὗ ὁ ˚Χριστός ἐστιν, ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ καθήμενος.
2 Give your minds to the things that are above, not to the things that are on the earth.
Τὰ ἄνω φρονεῖτε, μὴ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Ἀπεθάνετε γάρ, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν κέκρυπται σὺν τῷ ˚Χριστῷ ἐν τῷ ˚Θεῷ.
4 When Christ appears--He is our true Life--then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Ὅταν ὁ ˚Χριστὸς φανερωθῇ, ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν, τότε καὶ ὑμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ φανερωθήσεσθε ἐν δόξῃ.
5 Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.
Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς: πορνείαν, ἀκαθαρσίαν, πάθος, ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν, ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρία,
6 It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming,
διʼ ἃ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ,
7 and you also were once addicted to them, while you were living under their power.
ἐν οἷς καὶ ὑμεῖς περιεπατήσατέ ποτε ὅτε ἐζῆτε ἐν τούτοις.
8 But now you must rid yourselves of every kind of sin--angry and passionate outbreaks, ill-will, evil speaking, foul-mouthed abuse--so that these may never soil your lips.
Νυνὶ δὲ ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς τὰ πάντα: ὀργήν, θυμόν, κακίαν, βλασφημίαν, αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν.
9 Do not speak falsehoods to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its doings,
Μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους, ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ,
10 and have clothed yourselves with the new self which is being remoulded into full knowledge so as to become like Him who created it.
καὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν νέον, τὸν ἀνακαινούμενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν, κατʼ εἰκόνα τοῦ κτίσαντος αὐτόν,
11 In that new creation there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free man, but Christ is everything and is in all of us.
ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ Ἰουδαῖος, περιτομὴ καὶ ἀκροβυστία, βάρβαρος, Σκύθης, δοῦλος, ἐλεύθερος, ἀλλὰ πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν ˚Χριστός.
12 Clothe yourselves therefore, as God's own people holy and dearly loved, with tender-heartedness, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
Ἐνδύσασθε οὖν, ὡς ἐκλεκτοὶ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ ἅγιοι καὶ ἠγαπημένοι, σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ, χρηστότητα, ταπεινοφροσύνην, πραΰτητα, μακροθυμίαν,
13 bearing with one another and readily forgiving each other, if any one has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you also must forgive.
ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων καὶ χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοῖς, ἐάν τις πρός τινα ἔχῃ μομφήν· καθὼς καὶ ὁ ˚Κύριος ἐχαρίσατο ὑμῖν, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς.
14 And over all these put on love, which is the perfect bond of union;
Ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις, τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅ ἐστιν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος.
15 and let the peace which Christ gives settle all questionings in your hearts, to which peace indeed you were called as belonging to His one Body; and be thankful.
Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ βραβευέτω ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, εἰς ἣν καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι· καὶ εὐχάριστοι γίνεσθε.
16 Let the teaching concerning Christ remain as a rich treasure in your hearts. In all wisdom teach and admonish one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and sing with grace in your hearts to God.
Ὁ λόγος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ ἐνοικείτω ἐν ὑμῖν πλουσίως ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ, διδάσκοντες καὶ νουθετοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς ψαλμοῖς, ὕμνοις, ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ἐν τῇ χάριτι ᾄδοντες ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν τῷ ˚Θεῷ.
17 And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, and let it be through Him that you give thanks to God the Father.
Καὶ πᾶν, ὅ τι ἐὰν ποιῆτε ἐν λόγῳ ἢ ἐν ἔργῳ, πάντα ἐν ὀνόματι ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ, εὐχαριστοῦντες τῷ ˚Θεῷ Πατρὶ διʼ αὐτοῦ.
18 Married women, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Αἱ γυναῖκες, ὑποτάσσεσθε τοῖς ἀνδράσιν, ὡς ἀνῆκεν ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ.
19 Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly.
Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας, καὶ μὴ πικραίνεσθε πρὸς αὐτάς.
20 Children be obedient to your parents in everything; for that is right for Christians.
Τὰ τέκνα, ὑπακούετε τοῖς γονεῦσιν κατὰ πάντα, τοῦτο γὰρ εὐάρεστόν ἐστιν ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ.
21 Fathers, do not fret and harass your children, or you may make them sullen and morose.
Οἱ πατέρες, μὴ ἐρεθίζετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν, ἵνα μὴ ἀθυμῶσιν.
22 Slaves, be obedient in everything to your earthly masters; not in acts of eye service, as aiming only to please men, but with simplicity of purpose, because you fear the Lord.
Οἱ δοῦλοι, ὑπακούετε κατὰ πάντα τοῖς κατὰ σάρκα κυρίοις, μὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλεία, ὡς ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι, ἀλλʼ ἐν ἁπλότητι καρδίας, φοβούμενοι τὸν ˚Κύριον.
23 Whatever you are doing, let your hearts be in your work, as a thing done for the Lord and not for men.
Ὃ ἐὰν ποιῆτε, ἐκ ψυχῆς ἐργάζεσθε, ὡς τῷ ˚Κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις,
24 For you know that it is from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. Christ is the Master whose bondservants you are.
εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπὸ ˚Κυρίου ἀπολήμψεσθε τὴν ἀνταπόδοσιν τῆς κληρονομίας. Τῷ ˚Κυρίῳ ˚Χριστῷ δουλεύετε.
25 The man who perpetrates a wrong will find the wrong repaid to him; and with God there are no merely earthly distinctions.
Ὁ γὰρ ἀδικῶν, κομιεῖται ὃ ἠδίκησεν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν προσωπολημψία.
