Colossians — Chapter 3
King James Version · 25 verses
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1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.→2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.→3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.→4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.→5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:→6For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:→7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.→8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.→9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;→10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:→11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.→12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;→13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.→14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.→15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.→16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.→17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.→18Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.→19Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.→20Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.→21Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.→22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:→23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;→24Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.→25But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.→