Colossians 3

(Ephesians 4:17–32)

1ThereforeG3767, sinceG1487 you have been raised withG4891 ChristG5547, strive forG2212 the thingsG3588 aboveG507, whereG3757 ChristG5547 isG1510 seatedG2521 atG1722 the right handG1188 of GodG2316. 2Set your minds onG5426 thingsG3588 aboveG507, notG3361 onG1909 earthlyG1093 thingsG3588. 3ForG1063 you diedG599, andG2532 yourG4771 lifeG2222 is now hiddenG2928 withG4862 ChristG5547 inG1722 GodG2316. 4WhenG3752 ChristG5547, who isG3588 yourG47711 lifeG2222, appearsG5319, thenG5119 youG4771 alsoG2532 will appearG5319 withG4862 HimG846 inG1722 gloryG1391.

5Put to deathG3499, thereforeG3767, theG3588 componentsG3196 of yourG3588 earthly natureG1909G3588G1093: sexual immoralityG4202, impurityG167, lustG3806, evilG2556 desiresG1939, andG2532 greedG4124, whichG3748 isG1510 idolatryG1495. 6Because ofG1223 theseG3739, theG3588 wrathG3709 of GodG2316 is comingG2064 onG1909 theG3588 sonsG5207 ofG3588 disobedienceG543.2 7WhenG3753 you livedG2198 amongG1722 themG3778, youG4771 alsoG2532 used toG4218 walkG4043 inG1722 these waysG3739. 8ButG1161 nowG3570 youG4771 must put asideG659 all such things as theseG3956: angerG3709, rageG2372, maliceG2549, slanderG988, and filthy languageG148 fromG1537 yourG4771 lipsG4750.

9Do notG3361 lieG5574 toG1519 one anotherG240, since you have taken offG554 theG3588 oldG3820 selfG444 withG4862 its practicesG4234, 10andG2532 have put onG1746 theG3588 newG3501 self, which isG3588 being renewedG341 inG1519 knowledgeG1922 inG2596 the imageG1504 ofG3588 its CreatorG2936. 11HereG3699 there isG1762 noG3756 GreekG1672 or JewG2453, circumcisedG4061 or uncircumcisedG203, barbarianG915, ScythianG4658, slaveG1401, or freeG1658, butG235 ChristG5547 is allG3956 andG2532 is inG1722 allG3956.

12ThereforeG3767, asG5613 the electG1588 of GodG2316, holyG40 andG2532 belovedG25, clothe yourselves withG1746 heartsG4698 of compassionG3628, kindnessG5544, humilityG5012, gentlenessG4240, and patienceG3115. 13Bear withG430 one anotherG240 andG2532 forgiveG5483 any complaintG3437 you may haveG2192 againstG4314 someone elseG5100. ForgiveG3779G2532G4771 asG2531G2532 theG3588 LordG2962 forgaveG5483 youG4771. 14AndG1161 overG1909 allG3956 theseG3778 virtues put on loveG26, whichG3739 isG1510 the bondG4886 of perfect unityG5047. 15Let theG3588 peaceG1515 of ChristG5547 ruleG1018 inG1722 yourG4771 heartsG2588, for toG1519 thisG3739 you were calledG2564 as members ofG1722 oneG1520 bodyG4983. AndG2532 beG1096 thankfulG2170.

16Let theG3588 wordG3056 of ChristG5547 richlyG4146 dwellG1774 withinG1722 youG4771 as you teachG1321 andG2532 admonishG3560 one anotherG1438 withG1722 allG3956 wisdomG4678, and as you singG103 psalmsG5568, hymnsG5215, and spiritualG4152 songsG5603 withG1722 gratitudeG5485 inG1722 yourG4771 heartsG2588 toG3588 GodG2316. 17AndG2532 whateverG3956G3739G5101G1437 you doG4160, inG1722 wordG3056 orG2228 deedG2041, do it allG3956 inG1722 the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, giving thanksG2168 to GodG2316 the FatherG3962 throughG1223 HimG846.

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Christian Households

(Ephesians 6:1–4)

WivesG1135, submitG5293 toG3588 your husbandsG435, asG5613 is fittingG433 inG1722 the LordG2962.

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HusbandsG435, loveG25 your wivesG1135 andG2532 do notG3361 be harshG4087 withG4314 themG846.

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ChildrenG5043, obeyG5219 your parentsG1118 inG2596 everythingG3956, forG1063 thisG3778 isG1510 pleasingG2101 toG1722 the LordG2962.

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FathersG3962, do notG3361 provokeG2042 yourG4771 childrenG5043, soG2443 they will not become discouragedG3361G120.

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Serving with Honor

(Ephesians 6:5–9; 1 Timothy 6:1–2)

SlavesG1401, obeyG5219 your earthlyG2596G4561 mastersG2962 inG2596 everythingG3956, notG3361 only to please themG5613G441 while they are watchingG1722G3787, butG235 withG1722 sincerityG572 of heartG2588 and fearG5399 of theG3588 LordG2962.

23WhateverG3739G1437 you doG4160, work at itG2038 with your whole beingG1537G5590, as forG5613 theG3588 LordG2962 andG2532 notG3756 for menG444, 24because you knowG1492 thatG3754 you will receiveG618 an inheritanceG2817 fromG575 the LordG2962 as your rewardG469. It is theG3588 LordG2962 ChristG5547 you are servingG1398. 25WhoeverG3588 does wrongG91 will be repaidG2865 for his wrongG3739G91, andG2532 there isG1510 noG3756 favoritismG4382.