New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 3:14-25

14In additionG1909 to allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 put on loveG26, whichG3739 is 1 2the perfectG5047 bondG4886 ofG4886 3unityG4886. 15Let 4the peaceG1515 of ChristG5547, to whichG3739 you were 5indeedG2532 calledG2564 in 6oneG1520 bodyG4983, 7ruleG1018 in your heartsG2588; and 8be thankfulG2170. 16Let 9the wordG3056 of 10ChristG5547 richlyG4146 dwellG1774 withinG1722 you, 11with allG3956 wisdomG4678 12teachingG1321 and admonishingG3560 13oneG1438 anotherG1438 14with psalmsG5568, hymnsG5215, and spiritualG4152 songsG5603, 15singingG103 with thankfulnessG5485 in your heartsG2588 to GodG2316. 17 16WhateverG3956 you doG4160 in wordG3056 orG2228 deedG2041, do everythingG3956 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, 17givingG2168 thanksG2168 throughG1223 Him to GodG2316 the FatherG3962.

18 18WivesG1135, 19beG5293 subjectG5293 to your husbandsG435, as is fittingG433 in the LordG2962. 19 20HusbandsG435, loveG25 your wivesG1135 and do not becomeG4087 bitterG4087 againstG4314 them. 20 21ChildrenG5043, obeyG5219 your parentsG1118 in everythingG3956, for thisG3778 is pleasingG2101 22to the LordG2962. 21 23FathersG3962, do not 24antagonizeG2042 your childrenG5043, soG2443 thatG2443 they will not becomeG120 discouragedG120.

22 25 26SlavesG1401, obeyG5219 thoseG3588 who are your 27humanG4561 mastersG2962 in everythingG3956, 28not with 29eye-serviceG3787, as people-pleasersG441, but with sincerityG572 of heartG2588, fearingG5399 the LordG2962. 23WhateverG3739 G1437 you doG4160, doG2038 your workG2038 30heartilyG5590, 31as for the LordG2962 and not for peopleG444, 24 32knowingG3609 that it is from the LordG2962 that you will receiveG618 the rewardG469 33of 34the inheritanceG2817. It is the LordG2962 ChristG5547 whom you 35serveG1398. 25For 36the one 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 also ↩
6. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
7. Colossians 3:15 Or be in control in ↩
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 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 3:17 1 Cor 10:31 ↩
17. Colossians 3:17 Eph 5:20; Col 3:15 ↩
18. Colossians 3:18 Col 3:18-4:1: Eph 5:22-6:9 ↩
19. Colossians 3:18 Eph 5:22 ↩
20. Colossians 3:19 Eph 5:25; 1 Pet 3:7 ↩
21. Colossians 3:20 Eph 6:1 ↩
22. Colossians 3:20 Lit in ↩
23. Colossians 3:21 Eph 6:4 ↩
24. Colossians 3:21 Or provoke to anger ↩
25. Colossians 3:22 I.e., slaves in first-century Roman culture ↩
26. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:5 ↩
27. Colossians 3:22 Lit masters according to flesh ↩
28. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:6 ↩
29. Colossians 3:22 I.e., working only when watched ↩
30. Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul ↩
31. Colossians 3:23 Eph 6:7 ↩
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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