New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 3:5-15

5ThereforeοὖνounG3767,treatG3499the partsμέληmelēG3196of your earthlyγῆς,gēsG1093body asG3499deadG3499tosexualπορνείαν,porneianG4202immoralityG4202,impurityἀκαθαρσίαν,akatharsianG167,passionπάθος,pathosG3806,evilκακὴνkakēnG2556desireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939,and greedπλεονεξίανpleonexianG4124,whichἥτιςhētisG3748amountsἐστὶνestinG1510to idolatryεἰδωλολατρία,eidōlolatriaG1495.

6For it isbecauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of theseG3739thingsἃhaG3739thatthe wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064upon thesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of disobedienceG545,

7andin them you alsoκαὶkaiG2532onceποτε,poteG4218walkedπεριεπατήσατέperiepatēsateG4043,whenὅτεhoteG3753you were livingἐζῆτεezēteG2198in them.

8But nowΝυνὶNuniG3570you alsoκαὶkaiG2532,ridG659yourselves ofG659allπάντα,pantaG3956of them:angerὀργήν,orgēnG3709,wrathθυμόν,thumonG2372,maliceκακίαν,kakianG2549,slanderβλασφημίαν,blasphēmianG988, andobsceneG148speechG148from your mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750.

9Do not lieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240, since youstrippedG554offG554the oldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820selfἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444with its evilpracticesπράξεσινpraxesinG4234,

10and haveputἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746onG1746the newνέον,neonG3501self, which is beingrenewedἀνακαινούμενονanakainoumenonG341to a trueG1922knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to the imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504of the One whocreatedκτίσαντοςktisantosG2936it--

11a renewalin whichὅπουhopouG3699thereG1762isG1762noοὐκoukG3756distinction betweenGreekἝλληνHellēnG1672and JewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453,circumcisedπεριτομὴperitomēG4061and uncircumcisedἀκροβυστία,akrobustiaG203,barbarianβάρβαρος,barbarosG915,ScythianΣκύθης,SkuthēsG4658,slaveδοῦλος,doulosG1401, andfreeἐλεύθερος,eleutherosG1658, butChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547is allπάνταpantaG3956,and in allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

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.

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