New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:1-17

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifΕἰEiG1487you have beenraisedσυνηγέρθητεsunēgerthēteG4891up with ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,keep seekingζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212the things aboveἄνωanōG507,whereοὗhouG3757ChristΧριστόςChristosG5547is,seatedκαθήμενος·kathēmenosG2521at the rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

2SetG5426your mindG5426on the things aboveἄνωanōG507,not on the things that are on earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

3For you havediedἀπεθάνετεapethaneteG599and your lifeζωὴzōēG2222is hiddenκέκρυπταιkekruptaiG2928with ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547in Godθεῷ·theōG2316.

4WhenὅτανhotanG3752ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,who is our lifeζωὴzōēG2222,is revealedφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319,thenτότεtoteG5119you alsoκαὶkaiG2532will be revealedφανερωθήσεσθεphanerōthēsestheG5319with Him in gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

5ThereforeοὖνounG3767considerG3499the membersμέληmelēG3196of your earthlyγῆς,gēsG1093body as deadG3499toimmoralityπορνείαν,porneianG4202,impurityἀκαθαρσίαν,akatharsianG167,passionπάθος,pathosG3806,evilκακὴνkakēnG2556desireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939,and greedπλεονεξίανpleonexianG4124,whichἥτιςhētisG3748amountsἐστὶνestinG1510to idolatryεἰδωλολατρία,eidōlolatriaG1495.

6For it is becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of theseG3739thingsἃhaG3739thatthe wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316will comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064upon the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of disobedienceG545,

7andin them you alsoκαὶkaiG2532onceποτε,poteG4218walkedπεριεπατήσατέperiepatēsateG4043,whenὅτεhoteG3753you were livingἐζῆτεezēteG2198in them.

8But nowΝυνὶNuniG3570you alsoκαὶkaiG2532,putἀπόθεσθεapothestheG659them allπάντα,pantaG3956asideG659:angerὀργήν,orgēnG3709,wrathθυμόν,thumonG2372,maliceκακίαν,kakianG2549,slanderβλασφημίαν,blasphēmianG988, andabusiveG148speechG148from your mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750.

9Do not lieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240, since youlaidG554asideG554the oldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444with its evilpracticesπράξεσινpraxesinG4234,

10and haveputἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746on the newνέον,neonG3501selfG3501who is beingrenewedἀνακαινούμενονanakainoumenonG341to a trueG1922knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to the imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504of the One whocreatedκτίσαντοςktisantosG2936him--

11a renewalin whichὅπουhopouG3699thereἔνιeniG1762is noοὐκoukG3756distinction betweenGreekἝλληνHellēnG1672and JewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453,circumcisedπεριτομὴperitomēG4061and uncircumcisedἀκροβυστία,akrobustiaG203,barbarianβάρβαρος,barbarosG915,ScythianΣκύθης,SkuthēsG4658,slaveδοῦλος,doulosG1401and freemanἐλεύθερος,eleutherosG1658, butChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547is allπάνταpantaG3956,and in allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

12Soοὖν,ounG3767, as those who have beenchosenἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,holyἅγιοιhagioiG40and belovedἠγαπημένοι,ēgapēmenoiG25,putἘνδύσασθεEndusastheG1746on aheartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698of compassionοἰκτιρμοῦ,oiktirmouG3628,kindnessχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544,humilityταπεινοφροσύνην,tapeinophrosunēnG5012,gentlenessG4240andpatienceμακροθυμίαν·makrothumianG3115;

13bearingἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoiG430with oneG240anotherG240, andforgivingχαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiG5483eachG1438otherἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,whoeverἐάν τιςean tisG1437 G5100hasἔχῃechēG2192a complaintμομφήν·momphēnG3437againstπρόςprosG4314anyoneτιναtinaG5100;justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962forgaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483you, soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoG2532should you.

14BeyondἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956theseG3778thingsG3778put onloveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,whichὅhoG3739isthe perfectτελειότητος.teleiotētosG5047bondσύνδεσμοςsundesmosG4886ofunityG4886.

15Letthe peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ruleβραβευέτωbrabeuetōG1018in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,to whichἣνhēnG3739indeedG2532you were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inoneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματι·sōmatiG4983; andbe thankfulεὐχάριστοιeucharistoiG2170.

16Letthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547richlyπλουσίως,plousiōsG4146dwellἐνοικείτωenoikeitōG1774withinG1722you,with allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321and admonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560oneG1438anotherG1438with psalmsψαλμοῖς,psalmoisG5568andhymnsὕμνοις,humnoisG5215andspiritualπνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103with thankfulnessχάριτιcharitiG5485in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588to Godθεῷ·theōG2316.

17WhateverπᾶνpanG3956you doποιῆτεpoiēteG4160in wordλόγῳlogōG3056orἢēG2228deedἔργῳ,ergōG2041, doallπάνταpantaG3956in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him to GodθεῷtheōG2316the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962.

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