Berean Standard Bible

Colossians 3

(Ephesians 4:17–32)

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767,sinceΕἰEiG1487you have been raised withσυνηγέρθητεsunēgerthēteG4891τῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,strive forζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212the thingsτὰtaG3588aboveἄνωanōG507,whereοὗhouG3757ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστόςChristosG5547isἐστινestinG1510seatedκαθήμενος·kathēmenosG2521atἐνenG1722theright handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

2Set your minds onφρονεῖτεphroneiteG5426thingsτὰtaG3588aboveἄνωanōG507,notμὴmēG3361onἐπὶepiG1909τὰtaG3588earthlyγῆς.gēsG1093thingsτῆςtēsG3588.

3ForγὰρgarG1063you diedἀπεθάνετεapethaneteG599,andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222is now hiddenκέκρυπταιkekruptaiG2928withσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ·theōG2316.

4WhenὅτανhotanG3752ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,who isἡhēG3588yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771lifeζωὴzōēG2222,appearsφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319,thenτότεtoteG5119youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532will appearφανερωθήσεσθεphanerōthēsestheG5319withσὺνsunG4862HimαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

5Put to deathΝεκρώσατεNekrōsateG3499,thereforeοὖνounG3767,theτὰtaG3588componentsμέληmelēG3196of yourτὰtaG3588earthly natureἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,epi tēs gēsG1909 G3588 G1093:sexual immoralityπορνείαν,porneianG4202,impurityἀκαθαρσίαν,akatharsianG167,lustπάθος,pathosG3806,evilκακὴνkakēnG2556desiresἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939,andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588greedπλεονεξίανpleonexianG4124,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510idolatryεἰδωλολατρία,eidōlolatriaG1495.

6Because ofδι᾽di᾽G1223theseἃhaG3739,theἡhēG3588wrathὀργὴorgēG3709τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064onἐπὶepiG1909theτοὺςtousG3588sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofτῆςtēsG3588disobedienceἀπειθείας·apeitheiasG543.

7WhenὅτεhoteG3753you livedἐζῆτεezēteG2198amongἐνenG1722themτούτοις.¶toutoisG3778,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532used toποτε,poteG4218walkπεριεπατήσατέperiepatēsateG4043inἐνenG1722these waysοἷςhoisG3739.

8ButδὲdeG1161nowΝυνὶNuniG3570youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771καὶkaiG2532must put asideἀπόθεσθεapothestheG659τὰtaG3588all such things as theseπάντα,pantaG3956:angerὀργήν,orgēnG3709,rageθυμόν,thumonG2372,maliceκακίαν,kakianG2549,slanderβλασφημίαν,blasphēmianG988, andfilthy languageαἰσχρολογίανaischrologianG148fromἐκekG1537yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τοῦtouG3588lipsστόματοςstomatosG4750.

9Do notΜὴMēG3361lieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574toεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,since you have taken offἀπεκδυσάμενοιapekdusamenoiG554theτὸνtonG3588oldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444withσὺνsunG4862itsαὐτοῦautouG846ταῖςtaisG3588practicesπράξεσινpraxesinG4234,

10andκαὶkaiG2532have put onἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746theτὸνtonG3588newνέον,neonG3501self,which isτὸνtonG3588being renewedἀνακαινούμενονanakainoumenonG341inεἰςeisG1519knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596theimageεἰκόναeikonaG1504ofτοῦtouG3588itsαὐτόν·autonG846CreatorκτίσαντοςktisantosG2936.

11HereὅπουhopouG3699there isἔνιeniG1762noοὐκoukG3756GreekἝλληνHellēnG1672orκαὶkaiG2532JewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453,circumcisedπεριτομὴperitomēG4061orκαὶkaiG2532uncircumcisedἀκροβυστία,akrobustiaG203,barbarianβάρβαρος,barbarosG915,ScythianΣκύθης,SkuthēsG4658,slaveδοῦλος,doulosG1401, orfreeἐλεύθερος,eleutherosG1658,butἀλλὰallaG235ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547isτὰtaG3588allπάνταpantaG3956andκαὶkaiG2532isinἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

12Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,asὡςhōsG5613theelectἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,holyἅγιοιhagioiG40andκαὶkaiG2532belovedἠγαπημένοι,ēgapēmenoiG25,clothe yourselves withἘνδύσασθεEndusastheG1746heartsσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698of compassionοἰκτιρμοῦ,oiktirmouG3628,kindnessχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544,humilityταπεινοφροσύνην,tapeinophrosunēnG5012,gentlenessG4240, andpatienceμακροθυμίαν·makrothumianG3115.

13Bear withἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoiG430one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240andκαὶkaiG2532forgiveχαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiG5483ἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438anyἐάν τιςean tisG1437 G5100complaintμομφήν·momphēnG3437you may haveἔχῃechēG2192againstπρόςprosG4314someone elseτιναtinaG5100.Forgiveκαὶ ὑμῖν, οὕτωςkai humin houtōsG3779 G2532 G4771asκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962forgaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483youὑμεῖς·humeisG4771.

14AndδὲdeG1161overἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778virtuesτὴνtēnG3588put onloveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510thebondσύνδεσμοςsundesmosG4886τῆςtēsG3588of perfect unityτελειότητος.teleiotētosG5047.

15καὶkaiG2532LettheἡhēG3588peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ruleβραβευέτωbrabeuetōG1018inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588, fortoεἰςeisG1519thisἣνhēnG3739καὶkaiG2532you were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564as members ofἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματι·sōmatiG4983.AndκαὶkaiG2532beγίνεσθε.¶ginestheG1096thankfulεὐχάριστοιeucharistoiG2170.

16Let theὉHoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547richlyπλουσίως,plousiōsG4146dwellἐνοικείτωenoikeitōG1774withinἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771as you teachδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andκαὶkaiG2532admonishνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560one anotherἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678, andas you singᾄδοντεςadontesG103psalmsψαλμοῖς,psalmoisG5568,hymnsὕμνοις,humnoisG5215, andspiritualπνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603withἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588gratitudeχάριτιcharitiG5485inἐνenG1722ταῖςtaisG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588toτῷtōG3588Godθεῷ·theōG2316.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532whateverπᾶν ὅ ἐὰνpan ho eanG3956 G3739 G5101 G1437you doποιῆτεpoiēteG4160,inἐνenG1722wordλόγῳlogōG3056orἢēG2228ἐνenG1722deedἔργῳ,ergōG2041, do itallπάνταpantaG3956inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

Christian Households

(Ephesians 6:1–4)

18ΑἱHaiG3588Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,submitὑποτάσσεσθεhupotassestheG5293toτοῖςtoisG3588yourhusbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asὡςhōsG5613is fittingἀνῆκενanēkenG433inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19ΟἱHoiG3588Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourτὰςtasG3588wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135andκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361be harshπικραίνεσθεpikrainestheG4087withπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτάς.¶autasG846.

20ΤὰTaG3588Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourτοῖςtoisG3588parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118inκατὰkataG2596everythingπάντα·pantaG3956,forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101toἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

21ΟἱHoiG3588Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,do notμὴmēG3361provokeἐρεθίζετεerethizeteG2042yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043,soἵναinaG2443they will not become discouragedμὴ ἀθυμῶσιν.¶mē athumōsinG3361 G120.

Serving with Honor

(Ephesians 6:5–9; 1 Timothy 6:1–2)

22ΟἱHoiG3588Slavesδοῦλοι,douloiG1401,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourτοῖςtoisG3588earthlyκατὰ σάρκαkata sarkaG2596 G4561mastersκυρίοις,kurioisG2962inκατὰkataG2596everythingπάνταpantaG3956,notμὴmēG3361onlyto please themὡς ἀνθρωπάρεσκοιhōs anthrōpareskoiG5613 G441while they are watchingἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳen ophthalmodouliaG1722 G3787,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235withἐνenG1722sincerityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588andfearφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399of theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

23Whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160,work at itἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038with your whole beingἐκ ψυχῆςek psuchēsG1537 G5590,as forὡςhōsG5613theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756for menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

24because you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754you will receiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618τὴνtēnG3588an inheritanceκληρονομίας·klēronomiasG2817fromἀπὸapoG575theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962as yourτῆςtēsG3588rewardἀνταπόδοσινantapodosinG469. It istheτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547you are servingδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398.

25γὰρgarG1063WhoeverὁhoG3588does wrongἀδικῶνadikōnG91will be repaidκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865forhis wrongὃ ἠδίκησενho ēdikēsenG3739 G91,andκαὶkaiG2532there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756favoritismπροσωπολημψία.¶prosōpolēmpsiaG4382.