New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:14-25

14BeyondG1909 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 put on loveG26, whichG3739 is 1 2the perfectG5047 bondG4886 of 3unityG4886. 15Let 4the peaceG1515 of ChristG5547 5ruleG1018 in your heartsG2588, to whichG3739 6indeedG2532 you were calledG2564 in 7oneG1520 bodyG4983; and 8be thankfulG2170. 16Let 9the wordG3056 of 10ChristG5547 richlyG4146 dwellG1774 withinG1722 you, 11with allG3956 wisdomG4678 12teachingG1321 and admonishingG3560 13oneG1438 anotherG1438 14with psalmsG5568 and hymnsG5215 and spiritualG4152 songsG5603, 15singingG103 16with thankfulnessG5485 in your heartsG2588 to GodG2316. 17 17WhateverG3956 you doG4160 in wordG3056 orG2228 deedG2041, do allG3956 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, 18givingG2168 thanksG2168 throughG1223 Him to GodG2316 the FatherG3962.

18 19WivesG1135, 20be subjectG5293 to your husbandsG435, as is fittingG433 in the LordG2962. 19 21HusbandsG435, loveG25 your wivesG1135 and do not be embitteredG4087 againstG4314 them. 20 22ChildrenG5043, be obedientG5219 to your parentsG1118 in allG3956 thingsG3956, for thisG3778 is well-pleasingG2101 23to the LordG2962. 21 24FathersG3962, do not exasperateG2042 your childrenG5043, soG2443 that they will not loseG120 heartG120.

22 25SlavesG1401, in allG3956 thingsG3956 obeyG5219 thoseG3588 who are your mastersG2962 26on earthG4561, 27not with 28externalG3787 serviceG3787, as those whoG441 merely pleaseG441 menG441, but with sincerityG572 of heartG2588, fearingG5399 the LordG2962. 23WhateverG3739 G1437 you doG4160, doG2038 your workG2038 29heartilyG5590, 30as for the LordG2962 31ratherG3756 thanG2532 G3756 for menG444, 24 32knowingG3609 that from the LordG2962 you will receiveG618 the rewardG469 33of 34the inheritanceG2817. It is the LordG2962 ChristG5547 whom you 35serveG1398. 25For 36he who doesG91 wrongG91 will receiveG2865 the consequences of the wrongG91 whichG3739 he has doneG91, and 37 38that withoutG3756 partialityG4382.

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Notes

1. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection ↩
2. Colossians 3:14 Eph 4:3 ↩
3. Colossians 3:14 John 17:23; Heb 6:1 ↩
4. Colossians 3:15 John 14:27 ↩
5. Colossians 3:15 Or act as arbiter ↩
6. Colossians 3:15 Lit also ↩
7. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
8. Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful ↩
9. Colossians 3:16 Rom 10:17; Eph 5:26; 1 Thess 1:8 ↩
10. Colossians 3:16 One early ms reads the Lord ↩
11. Colossians 3:16 Or in ↩
12. Colossians 3:16 Col 1:28 ↩
13. Colossians 3:16 Or one another, singing with psalms... ↩
14. Colossians 3:16 Eph 5:19 ↩
15. Colossians 3:16 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
16. Colossians 3:16 Or by; lit in His grace ↩
17. Colossians 3:17 1 Cor 10:31 ↩
18. Colossians 3:17 Eph 5:20; Col 3:15 ↩
19. Colossians 3:18 Col 3:18-4:1: Eph 5:22-6:9 ↩
20. Colossians 3:18 Eph 5:22 ↩
21. Colossians 3:19 Eph 5:25; 1 Pet 3:7 ↩
22. Colossians 3:20 Eph 6:1 ↩
23. Colossians 3:20 Lit in ↩
24. Colossians 3:21 Eph 6:4 ↩
25. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:5 ↩
26. Colossians 3:22 Lit according to the flesh ↩
27. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:6 ↩
28. Colossians 3:22 Lit eyeservice ↩
29. Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul ↩
30. Colossians 3:23 Eph 6:7 ↩
31. Colossians 3:23 Lit and not ↩
32. Colossians 3:24 Eph 6:8 ↩
33. Colossians 3:24 I.e. consisting of ↩
34. Colossians 3:24 Acts 20:32; 1 Pet 1:4 ↩
35. Colossians 3:24 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
36. Colossians 3:25 Eph 6:8 ↩
37. Colossians 3:25 Lit there is no partiality ↩
38. Colossians 3:25 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34; Eph 6:9 ↩

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