New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:1-7

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.

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