The Book of Colossians 3 |
The World English Online Bible (WLD) |
Colossians 3:1 | If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. |
Colossians 3:2 | Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. |
Colossians 3:3 | For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. |
Colossians 3:4 | When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory. |
Colossians 3:5 | Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; |
Colossians 3:6 | for which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience. |
Colossians 3:7 | You also once walked in those, when you lived in these things; |
Colossians 3:8 | but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth. |
Colossians 3:9 | Don't lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings, |
Colossians 3:10 | and have put on the new man, that is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator, |
Colossians 3:11 | where there can't be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all. |
Colossians 3:12 | Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; |
Colossians 3:13 | bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do. |
Colossians 3:14 | Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection. |
Colossians 3:15 | Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body. Be thankful. |
Colossians 3:16 | Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God. |
Colossians 3:17 | Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God, the Father, through him. |
Colossians 3:18 | Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. |
Colossians 3:19 | Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them. |
Colossians 3:20 | Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord. |
Colossians 3:21 | Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged. |
Colossians 3:22 | Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord. |
Colossians 3:23 | Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, |
Colossians 3:24 | knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord, Christ. |
Colossians 3:25 | For he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality. |