Colossians 3

1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

If then ye have risen with the Messiah, seek the things on high, where the Messiah sitteth on the right hand of God.

2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

Think of things on high; not of the things on earth:

3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

for ye are dead; and your life is hidden with the Messiah, in God.

4 When Christ, [who is] our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.

And when the Messiah, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also be manifested with him in glory.

5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

Mortify therefore your members that are on the earth; whoredom, impurity, and the passions, and evil concupiscence, and avarice which is idolatry.

6 for which things’ sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:

For on account of these things, the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.

7 wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things;

And in these things ye also formerly walked, when ye lived in them.

8 but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

But now, put away from you all these, wrath, anger, malice, reviling, filthy talking:

9 lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

and lie not one to another; but put off the old man, with all his practices;

10 and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:

and put ye on the new man, that is renewed in knowledge, after the likeness of his Creator;

11 where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

where there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision, neither Greek nor barbarian, neither bond nor free; but the Messiah is all, and in all.

12 Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Therefore, holy and beloved, as the elect of God, put ye on compassions, and tenderness, and suavity, and humbleness of mind, and gentleness, and long suffering.

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

And be ye indulgent towards one another, and forgiving to one another: and if any one has a complaint against his neighbor, as the Messiah forgave you, so also do ye forgive.

14 and above all these things [put on] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

And with all these, join love, which is the girdle of perfection.

15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

And let the peace of the Messiah direct your hearts; for to that ye have been called, in one body; and be ye thankful to the Messiah.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

And let his word dwell in you richly, in all wisdom. And teach and admonish yourselves, by psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, and with grace in your hearts sing ye unto God.

17 And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

And whatever ye do in word or act, do it in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and give thanksgiving through him to God the Father.

18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Wives, be ye subject to your husbands, as is right in the Messiah.

19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Husbands, love ye your wives, and be not bitter towards them.

20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Children, obey your parents in every thing; for this is pleasing before our Lord.

21 Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

Parents, anger not your children, lest they be discouraged.

22 Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

Servants, obey in all things your bodily masters; not in the sight of the eye only, as those who please men, but with a simple heart, and in the fear of the Lord.

23 whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

And whatever ye do, do it with your whole soul, as unto our Lord, and not as to men:

24 knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

and know ye, that from our Lord ye will receive a recompense as the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord the Messiah.

25 For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

But the delinquent will receive a recompense, according to the delinquency; and there is no respect of persons.