New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 3:12-25

12Soοὖν,ounG3767, as those who have beenchosenἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,holyἅγιοιhagioiG40and belovedἠγαπημένοι,ēgapēmenoiG25,putἘνδύσασθεEndusastheG1746onG1746aheartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698of compassionοἰκτιρμοῦ,oiktirmouG3628,kindnessχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544,humilityταπεινοφροσύνην,tapeinophrosunēnG5012,gentlenessG4240, andpatienceμακροθυμίαν·makrothumianG3115;

13bearingἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoiG430with oneG240anotherG240, andforgivingχαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiG5483eachG1438otherἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,whoeverἐάν τιςean tisG1437 G5100hasἔχῃechēG2192a complaintμομφήν·momphēnG3437againstπρόςprosG4314anyoneτιναtinaG5100;justG2531asG2531the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962forgaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483you, soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779must you doalsoG2532.

14In additionἐπὶepiG1909to allπᾶσινpasinG3956theseG3778thingsG3778put onloveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,whichὅhoG3739isthe perfectτελειότητος.teleiotētosG5047bondσύνδεσμοςsundesmosG4886ofG4886unityG4886.

15Letthe peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,to whichἣνhēnG3739you wereindeedG2532calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inoneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματι·sōmatiG4983,ruleβραβευέτωbrabeuetōG1018in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588; andbe thankfulεὐχάριστοιeucharistoiG2170.

16Letthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547richlyπλουσίως,plousiōsG4146dwellἐνοικείτωenoikeitōG1774withinG1722you,with allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321and admonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560oneG1438anotherG1438with psalmsψαλμοῖς,psalmoisG5568,hymnsὕμνοις,humnoisG5215, andspiritualπνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103with thankfulnessχάριτιcharitiG5485in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588to Godθεῷ·theōG2316.

17WhateverπᾶνpanG3956you doποιῆτεpoiēteG4160in wordλόγῳlogōG3056orἢēG2228deedἔργῳ,ergōG2041, doeverythingπάνταpantaG3956in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him to GodθεῷtheōG2316the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962.

18Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,beG5293subjectG5293to your husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,as is fittingἀνῆκενanēkenG433in the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135and do not becomeG4087bitterG4087againstπρὸςprosG4314them.

20Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219your parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118in everythingπάντα·pantaG3956,for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101to the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

21Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962, do notantagonizeἐρεθίζετεerethizeteG2042your childrenτέκναteknaG5043,soG2443thatG2443they will not becomeG120discouragedG120.

22Slavesδοῦλοι,douloiG1401,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219thoseG3588who are yourhumanσάρκαsarkaG4561mastersκυρίοις,kurioisG2962in everythingπάνταpantaG3956, not witheye-serviceὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳophthalmodouliaG3787,as people-pleasersἀνθρωπάρεσκοιanthrōpareskoiG441,but with sincerityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,fearingφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

23Whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160,doG2038your workἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038heartilyψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590,as for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962and not for peopleἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

24knowingG3609that it isfrom the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962thatyou will receiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618the rewardἀνταπόδοσινantapodosinG469ofthe inheritanceκληρονομίας·klēronomiasG2817. It isthe LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547whom youserveδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398.

25Forthe one who doesG91wrongἀδικῶνadikōnG91will receiveκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865the consequences of the wrongἠδίκησενēdikēsenG91whichὃhoG3739he has doneG91, andthat withoutοὐκoukG3756partialityπροσωπολημψία.¶prosōpolēmpsiaG4382.

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