New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:10-17

10and have 1putG1746 on the newG3501 selfG3501 who is being 2 3renewedG341 to a trueG1922 knowledgeG1922 4accordingG2596 to the imageG1504 of the One who 5createdG2936 him-- 11a renewal in whichG3699 6thereG1762 is noG3756 distinction between GreekG1672 and JewG2453, 7circumcisedG4061 and uncircumcisedG203, 8 9barbarianG915, ScythianG4658, 10slaveG1401 and freemanG1658, but 11ChristG5547 is allG3956, and in allG3956.

12SoG3767, as those who have been 12chosenG1588 of GodG2316, holyG40 and belovedG25, 13putG1746 on a 14heartG4698 of compassionG3628, kindnessG5544, 15humilityG5012, gentlenessG4240 and 16 17patienceG3115; 13 18bearingG430 with oneG240 anotherG240, and 19forgivingG5483 eachG1438 otherG1438, whoeverG1437 G5100 hasG2192 a complaintG3437 againstG4314 anyoneG5100; 20justG2531 as the LordG2962 forgaveG5483 you, soG3779 alsoG2532 should you. 14BeyondG1909 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 put on loveG26, whichG3739 is 21 22the perfectG5047 bondG4886 of 23unityG4886. 15Let 24the peaceG1515 of ChristG5547 25ruleG1018 in your heartsG2588, to whichG3739 26indeedG2532 you were calledG2564 in 27oneG1520 bodyG4983; and 28be thankfulG2170. 16Let 29the wordG3056 of 30ChristG5547 richlyG4146 dwellG1774 withinG1722 you, 31with allG3956 wisdomG4678 32teachingG1321 and admonishingG3560 33oneG1438 anotherG1438 34with psalmsG5568 and hymnsG5215 and spiritualG4152 songsG5603, 35singingG103 36with thankfulnessG5485 in your heartsG2588 to GodG2316. 17 37WhateverG3956 you doG4160 in wordG3056 orG2228 deedG2041, do allG3956 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, 38givingG2168 thanksG2168 throughG1223 Him to GodG2316 the FatherG3962.

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Notes

1. Colossians 3:10 Eph 4:24 ↩
2. Colossians 3:10 Lit renovated ↩
3. Colossians 3:10 Rom 12:2; 2 Cor 4:16; Eph 4:23 ↩
4. Colossians 3:10 Gen 1:26; Rom 8:29 ↩
5. Colossians 3:10 Eph 2:10 ↩
6. Colossians 3:11 Rom 10:12; 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28 ↩
7. Colossians 3:11 1 Cor 7:19; Gal 5:6 ↩
8. Colossians 3:11 I.e. those who were not Greeks, either by birth or by culture ↩
9. Colossians 3:11 Acts 28:2 ↩
10. Colossians 3:11 Eph 6:8 ↩
11. Colossians 3:11 Eph 1:23 ↩
12. Colossians 3:12 Luke 18:7 ↩
13. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:24 ↩
14. Colossians 3:12 Luke 1:78; Gal 5:22f; Phil 2:1 ↩
15. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3 ↩
16. Colossians 3:12 I.e. forbearance toward others ↩
17. Colossians 3:12 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 6:6 ↩
18. Colossians 3:13 Eph 4:2 ↩
19. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
20. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
21. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection ↩
22. Colossians 3:14 Eph 4:3 ↩
23. Colossians 3:14 John 17:23; Heb 6:1 ↩
24. Colossians 3:15 John 14:27 ↩
25. Colossians 3:15 Or act as arbiter ↩
26. Colossians 3:15 Lit also ↩
27. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
28. Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful ↩
29. Colossians 3:16 Rom 10:17; Eph 5:26; 1 Thess 1:8 ↩
30. Colossians 3:16 One early ms reads the Lord ↩
31. Colossians 3:16 Or in ↩
32. Colossians 3:16 Col 1:28 ↩
33. Colossians 3:16 Or one another, singing with psalms... ↩
34. Colossians 3:16 Eph 5:19 ↩
35. Colossians 3:16 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
36. Colossians 3:16 Or by; lit in His grace ↩
37. Colossians 3:17 1 Cor 10:31 ↩
38. Colossians 3:17 Eph 5:20; Col 3:15 ↩

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