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New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:5-25

51Therefore 2consider 3the members of your earthly body as dead to 45immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which 6amounts to idolatry. 6For it is because of these things that 7the wrath of God will come 8upon the sons of disobedience, 7and 9in them you also once walked, when you were living 10in them. 8But now you also, 11put them all aside: 12anger, wrath, malice, slander, and 13abusive speech from your mouth. 91415Do not lie to one another, since you 16laid aside the old 17self with its evil practices, 10and have 18put on the new self who is being 1920renewed to a true knowledge 21according to the image of the One who 22created him-- 11a renewal in which 23there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, 24circumcised and uncircumcised, 2526barbarian, Scythian, 27slave and freeman, but 28Christ is all, and in all.

12So, as those who have been 29chosen of God, holy and beloved, 30put on a 31heart of compassion, kindness, 32humility, gentleness and 3334patience; 1335bearing with one another, and 36forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; 37just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. 14Beyond all these things put on love, which is 3839the perfect bond of 40unity. 15Let 41the peace of Christ 42rule in your hearts, to which 43indeed you were called in 44one body; and 45be thankful. 16Let 46the word of 47Christ richly dwell within you, 48with all wisdom 49teaching and admonishing 50one another 51with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, 52singing 53with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 1754Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, 55giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

1856Wives, 57be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 1958Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 2059Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing 60to the Lord. 2161Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

2262Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters 63on earth, 64not with 65external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23Whatever you do, do your work 66heartily, 67as for the Lord 68rather than for men, 2469knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward 70of 71the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you 72serve. 25For 73he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and 7475that without partiality.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 3:5 Rom 8:13 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 3:5 Lit put to death the members which are upon the earth ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 3:5 Col 2:11 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 3:5 Lit fornication ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 3:5 Mark 7:21f; 1 Cor 6:9f, 18; 2 Cor 12:21; Gal 5:19f; Eph 4:19; 5:3, 5 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 3:5 Lit is ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 3:6 Rom 1:18; Eph 5:6 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 3:6 Two early mss do not contain upon the sons of disobedience ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 3:7 Eph 2:2 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 3:7 Or among these ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 3:8 Eph 4:22 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 3:8 Eph 4:31 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 3:8 Eph 4:29 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 3:9 Or Stop lying ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 3:9 Eph 4:25 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 3:9 Eph 4:22 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 3:9 Gr anthropos ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 3:10 Eph 4:24 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 3:10 Lit renovated ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 3:10 Rom 12:2; 2 Cor 4:16; Eph 4:23 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 3:10 Gen 1:26; Rom 8:29 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 3:10 Eph 2:10 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 3:11 Rom 10:12; 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 3:11 1 Cor 7:19; Gal 5:6 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 3:11 I.e. those who were not Greeks, either by birth or by culture ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 3:11 Acts 28:2 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 3:11 Eph 6:8 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 3:11 Eph 1:23 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 3:12 Luke 18:7 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:24 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 3:12 Luke 1:78; Gal 5:22f; Phil 2:1 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 3:12 I.e. forbearance toward others ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 3:12 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 6:6 ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 3:13 Eph 4:2 ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 3:14 Eph 4:3 ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 3:14 John 17:23; Heb 6:1 ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 3:15 John 14:27 ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 3:15 Or act as arbiter ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 3:15 Lit also ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 3:16 Rom 10:17; Eph 5:26; 1 Thess 1:8 ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 3:16 One early ms reads the Lord ↩
  48. 48. Colossians 3:16 Or in ↩
  49. 49. Colossians 3:16 Col 1:28 ↩
  50. 50. Colossians 3:16 Or one another, singing with psalms... ↩
  51. 51. Colossians 3:16 Eph 5:19 ↩
  52. 52. Colossians 3:16 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
  53. 53. Colossians 3:16 Or by; lit in His grace ↩
  54. 54. Colossians 3:17 1 Cor 10:31 ↩
  55. 55. Colossians 3:17 Eph 5:20; Col 3:15 ↩
  56. 56. Colossians 3:18 Col 3:18-4:1: Eph 5:22-6:9 ↩
  57. 57. Colossians 3:18 Eph 5:22 ↩
  58. 58. Colossians 3:19 Eph 5:25; 1 Pet 3:7 ↩
  59. 59. Colossians 3:20 Eph 6:1 ↩
  60. 60. Colossians 3:20 Lit in ↩
  61. 61. Colossians 3:21 Eph 6:4 ↩
  62. 62. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:5 ↩
  63. 63. Colossians 3:22 Lit according to the flesh ↩
  64. 64. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:6 ↩
  65. 65. Colossians 3:22 Lit eyeservice ↩
  66. 66. Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul ↩
  67. 67. Colossians 3:23 Eph 6:7 ↩
  68. 68. Colossians 3:23 Lit and not ↩
  69. 69. Colossians 3:24 Eph 6:8 ↩
  70. 70. Colossians 3:24 I.e. consisting of ↩
  71. 71. Colossians 3:24 Acts 20:32; 1 Pet 1:4 ↩
  72. 72. Colossians 3:24 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
  73. 73. Colossians 3:25 Eph 6:8 ↩
  74. 74. Colossians 3:25 Lit there is no partiality ↩
  75. 75. Colossians 3:25 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34; Eph 6:9 ↩

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