Colossians 3
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The Life of the New Man
1So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God. # Heb 10:12 2Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth. # Php 3:19 3For you have died, # Rm 6:8 and your life is hidden with the Messiah in God. 4When the Messiah, who is your # Other mss read our life, is revealed, # 2Co 4:11; 1Jn 1:2; 2:28 then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. # Lk 9:32; Jn 17:24; 2Co 3:18; 2Pt 3:18
5Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: # Lit death the members on the earth sexual immorality, impurity, # 1Th 4:3,7 lust, # Rm 1:26; 1Th 4:5 evil desire, and greed, # Eph 5:3 which is idolatry. # 1Co 10:14; Gl 5:20; 1Pt 4:3 6Because of these, God’s wrath # Jms 1:19; Rv 6:16 comes on the disobedient, # Other mss omit on the disobedient 7and you once walked in these things when you were living # Lk 15:13; Rm 6:2 in them. 8But now you must also put away # Rm 13:12 all the following: anger, # Jms 1:19 wrath, # Rv 14:19 malice, # 1Co 14:20 slander, # Jn 10:33; Rv 13:6 and filthy language from your mouth. # Eph 4:22-31 9Do not lie # Lv 19:11; 1Tm 2:7 to one another, since you have put off # Col 2:15 the old self # Lit man ; = a person before conversion # Eph 4:22 with its practices 10and have put on # Pr 31:25 the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your # Lit his Creator. # Mk 13:19; Jn 1:3; Rv 3:14 11In Christ # Lit Where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, # A term for a savage slave and free; but Christ is all and in all. # Eph 1:23
The Christian Life
12Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, # Jn 3:16; 2Th 2:13; Rv 12:11 put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, # 2Co 6:6 humility, # Ac 20:19; Eph 4:2; Php 2:3; Col 2:18,23; 1Pt 5:5 gentleness, # Jms 3:13 and patience, # 2Tm 3:10 13accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive. # 2Co 2:7,10; 12:13; Eph 4:32 14Above all, put on love — the perfect bond of unity. 15And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called # Jn 14:27; 1Co 7:15; Php 4:7 in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful. 16Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name # Jn 14:13; Php 2:10 of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Christ in Your Home
18Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. # Eph 5:22–6:9
19Husbands, # 1Pt 3:1 love your wives # Eph 5:25; 1Pt 3:1 and don’t be bitter # Rv 8:11; 10:9-10 toward them.
20Children, # Gn 3:16; Lv 10:14; Dt 31:12; Ps 37:25; Pr 20:7; Lk 1:7; Ac 2:39; Heb 2:13 obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21Fathers, # Ps 103:13; Eph 6:4; Heb 11:23 do not exasperate # 2Co 9:2 your children, so they won’t become discouraged.
22Slaves, obey your human # Rm 1:3; 4:1; 8:4-5,12-13; 9:3,5; 1Co 1:26; 10:18; 2Co 1:17; 5:16; 10:2-3; 11:18; Gl 4:23,29; Eph 6:5 masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord. # Pr 1:7; Rv 14:7
23Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, # Lit do it from the soul as something done for the Lord and not for men, # Eph 6:7 24knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ. 25For the wrongdoer # Rv 2:11 will be paid back for whatever wrong he has done, and there is no favoritism.
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Colossians 3
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Your life hidden in Christ
1Therefore, if you were raised with Christ, look for the things that are above where Christ is sitting at God’s right side. 2Think about the things above and not things on earth. 3You died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.
5So put to death the parts of your life that belong to the earth, such as sexual immorality, moral corruption, lust, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). 6The wrath of God is coming upon disobedient people because of these things. 7You used to live this way, when you were alive to these things. 8But now set aside these things, such as anger, rage, malice, slander, and obscene language. 9Don’t lie to each other. Take off the old human nature with its practices 10and put on the new nature, which is renewed in knowledge by conforming to the image of the one who created it. 11In this image there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all things and in all people.
12Therefore, as God’s choice, holy and loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13Be tolerant with each other and, if someone has a complaint against anyone, forgive each other. As the Lord forgave you, so also forgive each other. 14And over all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. 15The peace of Christ must control your hearts—a peace into which you were called in one body. And be thankful people. 16The word of Christ must live in you richly. Teach and warn each other with all wisdom by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17Whatever you do, whether in speech or action, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus and give thanks to God the Father through him.
18Wives, submit to your husbands in a way that is appropriate in the Lord. 19Husbands, love your wives and don’t be harsh with them. 20Children, obey your parents in everything, because this pleases the Lord. 21Parents, don’t provoke your children in a way that ends up discouraging them.
22Slaves, obey your masters on earth in everything. Don’t just obey like people pleasers when they are watching. Instead, obey with the single motivation of fearing the Lord. 23Whatever you do, do it from the heart for the Lord and not for people. 24You know that you will receive an inheritance as a reward. You serve the Lord Christ. 25But evildoers will receive their reward for their evil actions. There is no discrimination.
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