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