New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:9-17

9 1 2Do not lieG5574 to oneG240 anotherG240, since you 3laidG554 asideG554 the oldG3820 4selfG444 with its evil practicesG4234, 10and have 5putG1746 on the newG3501 selfG3501 who is being 6 7renewedG341 to a trueG1922 knowledgeG1922 8accordingG2596 to the imageG1504 of the One who 9createdG2936 him-- 11a renewal in whichG3699 10thereG1762 is noG3756 distinction between GreekG1672 and JewG2453, 11circumcisedG4061 and uncircumcisedG203, 12 13barbarianG915, ScythianG4658, 14slaveG1401 and freemanG1658, but 15ChristG5547 is allG3956, and in allG3956.

12SoG3767, as those who have been 16chosenG1588 of GodG2316, holyG40 and belovedG25, 17putG1746 on a 18heartG4698 of compassionG3628, kindnessG5544, 19humilityG5012, gentlenessG4240 and 20 21patienceG3115; 13 22bearingG430 with oneG240 anotherG240, and 23forgivingG5483 eachG1438 otherG1438, whoeverG1437 G5100 hasG2192 a complaintG3437 againstG4314 anyoneG5100; 24justG2531 as the LordG2962 forgaveG5483 you, soG3779 alsoG2532 should you. 14BeyondG1909 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 put on loveG26, whichG3739 is 25 26the perfectG5047 bondG4886 of 27unityG4886. 15Let 28the peaceG1515 of ChristG5547 29ruleG1018 in your heartsG2588, to whichG3739 30indeedG2532 you were calledG2564 in 31oneG1520 bodyG4983; and 32be thankfulG2170. 16Let 33the wordG3056 of 34ChristG5547 richlyG4146 dwellG1774 withinG1722 you, 35with allG3956 wisdomG4678 36teachingG1321 and admonishingG3560 37oneG1438 anotherG1438 38with psalmsG5568 and hymnsG5215 and spiritualG4152 songsG5603, 39singingG103 40with thankfulnessG5485 in your heartsG2588 to GodG2316. 17 41WhateverG3956 you doG4160 in wordG3056 orG2228 deedG2041, do allG3956 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, 42givingG2168 thanksG2168 throughG1223 Him to GodG2316 the FatherG3962.

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Notes

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

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