Letter to the Colossians, 3

¹ If, however, you were raised up with the Christ, go on seeking the things above, where the Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

² Keep your minds fixed on the things above, not on the things on the earth.

³ For you died, and your life has been hidden with the Christ in union with God.

⁴ When the Christ, our life, is made manifest, then you also will be made manifest with him in glory.

⁵ Deaden, therefore, your body members that are on the earth as respects sexual immorality,^*1 uncleanness, uncontrolled sexual passion, hurtful desire, and greediness, which is idolatry.

Greek, por·neiʹa. See Glossary.

⁶ On account of those things the wrath of God is coming.

⁷ That is how you too used to conduct yourselves^*1 in your former way of life.^*2

Or “used to walk.”
Or “when you lived that way.”

⁸ But now you must put them all away from you: wrath, anger, badness, abusive speech, and obscene talk out of your mouth.

⁹ Do not lie to one another. Strip off the old personality^*1 with its practices,

Lit., “man.”

¹⁰ and clothe yourselves with the new personality, which through accurate knowledge is being made new according to the image of the One who created it,

¹¹ where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythʹi·an,^*1 slave, or freeman; but Christ is all things and in all.

“Scythian” implied an uncivilized person.

¹² Accordingly, as God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility,^*1 mildness, and patience.

Or “lowliness of mind.”

¹³ Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely even if anyone has a cause for complaint against another. Just as Jehovah^*1 freely forgave you, you must also do the same.

See App. A5.

¹⁴ But besides all these things, clothe yourselves with love, for it is a perfect bond of union.

¹⁵ Also, let the peace of the Christ rule in your hearts,^*1 for you were called to that peace in one body. And show yourselves thankful.

Or “control your hearts.”

¹⁶ Let the word of the Christ reside in you richly in all wisdom. Keep on teaching and encouraging^*1 one another with psalms, praises to God, spiritual songs sung with gratitude,^*2 singing in your hearts to Jehovah.^*3

Or “admonishing.”
Or “graciousness.”
See App. A5.

¹⁷ Whatever it is that you do in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, thanking God the Father through him.

¹⁸ You wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as it is becoming in the Lord.

¹⁹ You husbands, keep on loving your wives and do not be bitterly angry^*1 with them.

Or “be harsh.”

²⁰ You children, be obedient to your parents in everything, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

²¹ You fathers, do not be exasperating^*1 your children, so that they do not become downhearted.^*2

Or “provoking; irritating.”
Or “discouraged.”

²² You slaves, be obedient in everything to those who are your human^*1 masters, not only when they are watching, just to please men,^*2 but with sincerity of heart, with fear of Jehovah.^*3

Lit., “fleshly.”
Lit., “not with acts of eye-service, as men pleasers.”
See App. A5.

²³ Whatever you are doing, work at it whole-souled^*1 as for Jehovah,^*2 and not for men,

See Glossary, “Soul.”
See App. A5.

²⁴ for you know that it is from Jehovah^*1 you will receive the inheritance as a reward. Slave for the Master, Christ.

See App. A5.

²⁵ Certainly the one who does wrong will be repaid for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

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Letter to the Colossians, 3