Colossians 3
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Ps 110.1. You have been raised to life with Christ. Now set your heart on what is in heaven, where Christ rules at God's right side.#3.1 right side: The place of power and honor. 2Think about what is up there, not about what is here on earth. 3You died, which means that your life is hidden with Christ, who sits beside God. 4Christ gives meaning to your#3.4 your: Some manuscripts have “our.” life, and when he appears, you will also appear with him in glory.
5Don't be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex. Don't be immoral or indecent or have evil thoughts. Don't be greedy, which is the same as worshiping idols. 6God is angry with people who disobey him by doing#3.6 people who disobey him by doing: Some manuscripts do not have these words. these things. 7And this is exactly what you did, when you lived among people who behaved in this way. 8But now you must stop doing such things. You must quit being angry, hateful, and evil. You must no longer say insulting or cruel things about others. 9#Eph 4.22. And stop lying to each other. You have given up your old way of life with its habits.
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Eph 4.24;
Gn 1.26. Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better. 11It doesn't matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, or if you are circumcised or not. You may even be a barbarian or a Scythian,#3.11 a barbarian or a Scythian: Barbarians were people who could not speak Greek and would be in the lower class of society. Scythians were people who were known for their cruelty. and you may be a slave or a free person. Yet Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
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Eph 4.2. God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient. 13#Eph 4.32. Put up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you. 14Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.
15Each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace. So let the peace that comes from Christ control your thoughts. And be grateful. 16#Eph 5.19,20. Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. 17Whatever you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks to God the Father because of him.
Some Rules for Christian Living
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Eph 5.22; 1 P 3.1. A wife must put her husband first. This is her duty as a follower of the Lord.
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Eph 5.25; 1 P 3.7. A husband must love his wife and not abuse her.
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Eph 6.1. Children must always obey their parents. This pleases the Lord.
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Eph 6.4. Parents, don't be hard on your children. If you are, they might give up.
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Eph 6.5-8. Slaves, you must always obey your earthly masters. Try to please them at all times, and not just when you think they are watching. Honor the Lord and serve your masters with your whole heart. 23Do your work willingly, as though you were serving the Lord himself, and not just your earthly master. 24In fact, the Lord Christ is the one you are really serving, and you know he will reward you. 25#Dt 10.17; Eph 6.9. But Christ has no favorites! He will punish evil people, just as they deserve.
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Colossians 3
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Ps 110.1
You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on his throne at the right-hand side of God. 2Keep your minds fixed on things there, not on things here on earth. 3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory!
The Old Life and the New
5You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed (for greed is a form of idolatry). 6Because of such things God's anger will come upon those who do not obey him.#3.6 Some manuscripts do not have upon those who do not obey him. 7At one time you yourselves used to live according to such desires, when your life was dominated by them.
8But now you must get rid of all these things: anger, passion, and hateful feelings. No insults or obscene talk must ever come from your lips. 9#Eph 4.22Do not lie to one another, for you have taken off the old self with its habits 10#Gen 1.26; Eph 4.24and have put on the new self. This is the new being which God, its Creator, is constantly renewing in his own image, in order to bring you to a full knowledge of himself. 11As a result, there is no longer any distinction between Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages, slaves, and free, but Christ is all, Christ is in all.
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Eph 4.2
You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13#Eph 4.32Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you. 14And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity. 15The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the decisions you make; for it is to this peace that God has called you together in the one body. And be thankful. 16#Eph 5.19–20Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct each other with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts. 17Everything you do or say, then, should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks through him to God the Father.
Personal Relations in the New Life
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Eph 5.22; 1 Pet 3.1 Wives, submit to your husbands, for that is what you should do as Christians.
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Eph 5.25; 1 Pet 3.7 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
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Eph 6.1
Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents always, for that is what pleases God.
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Eph 6.4
Parents, do not irritate your children, or they will become discouraged.
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Eph 6.5–8
Slaves, obey your human masters in all things, not only when they are watching you because you want to gain their approval; but do it with a sincere heart because of your reverence for the Lord. 23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for human beings. 24Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve. 25#Deut 10.17; Eph 6.9And wrongdoers will be repaid for the wrong things they do, because God judges everyone by the same standard.
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