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Colossians, Chapter 3

¹ Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² ^a Or Be intent onSet your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. ³ For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.	1 Col 2:12 Psa 110:1 Mar 16:19 2 Mat 16:23 Php 3:19 Php 3:20 3 Rom 6:2 Co2 5:14 Col 2:20 4 Joh 11:25 Gal 2:20 Co1 1:7 Php 3:21 Pe1 1:13 Jo1 2:28 Jo1 3:2
⁵ Therefore^bconsider the members of your earthly body as dead to^c Lit fornicationimmorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which^d Lit isamounts to idolatry. ⁶ For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come^eupon the sons of disobedience, ⁷ and in them you also once walked, when you were living^f Or among thesein them. ⁸ But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth. ⁹ ^g Or Stop lyingDo not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old^h Gr anthroposself with its evil practices, ¹⁰ and have put on the new self who is beingⁱ Lit renovatedrenewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— ¹¹ a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised,^jbarbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.	5 Rom 8:13 Col 2:11 Mar 7:21 Co1 6:9 Co1 6:18 Co2 12:21 Gal 5:19 Eph 4:19 Eph 5:3 Eph 5:5 6 Rom 1:18 Eph 5:6 7 Eph 2:2 8 Eph 4:22 Eph 4:31 Eph 4:29 9 Eph 4:25 Eph 4:22 10 Eph 4:24 Rom 12:2 Co2 4:16 Eph 4:23 Gen 1:26 Rom 8:29 Eph 2:10 11 Rom 10:12 Co1 12:13 Gal 3:28 Co1 7:19 Gal 5:6 Act 28:2 Eph 6:8 Eph 1:23
¹² So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and^k I.e. forbearance toward otherspatience; ¹³ bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. ¹⁴ Beyond all these things put on love, which is^l Lit the uniting bond of perfectionthe perfect bond of unity. ¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ^m Or act as arbiterrule in your hearts, to whichⁿ Lit alsoindeed you were called in one body; and^o Or show yourselves thankfulbe thankful. ¹⁶ Let the word of^p One early ms reads the LordChrist richly dwell within you,^q Or inwith all wisdom teaching and admonishing^r Or one another, singing with psalms...one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing^s Or by; lit in His gracewith thankfulness in your hearts to God. ¹⁷ Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.	12 Luk 18:7 Eph 4:24 Luk 1:78 Gal 5:22 Php 2:1 Eph 4:2 Php 2:3 Co1 13:4 Co2 6:6 13 Eph 4:2 Rom 15:7 Eph 4:32 Rom 15:7 Eph 4:32 14 Eph 4:3 Joh 17:23 Heb 6:1 15 Joh 14:27 Eph 2:16 16 Rom 10:17 Eph 5:26 Th1 1:8 Col 1:28 Eph 5:19 Co1 14:15 17 Co1 10:31 Eph 5:20 Col 3:15
¹⁸ Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. ¹⁹ Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. ²⁰ Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing^t Lit into the Lord. ²¹ Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.	18 Col 3:18-4 Eph 5:22 19 Eph 5:25 Pe1 3:7 20 Eph 6:1 21 Eph 6:4
²² Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters^u Lit according to the fleshon earth, not with^v Lit eyeserviceexternal service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. ²³ Whatever you do, do your work^w Lit from the soulheartily, as for the Lord^x Lit and notrather than for men, ²⁴ knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward^y I.e. consisting ofof the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. ²⁵ For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and^z Lit there is no partialitythat without partiality.	22 Eph 6:5 Eph 6:6 23 Eph 6:7 24 Eph 6:8 Act 20:32 Pe1 1:4 Co1 7:22 25 Eph 6:8 Deu 10:17 Act 10:34 Eph 6:9


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