New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 3:9-15

9 1 2Do not lieG5574 to oneG240 anotherG240, since you 3strippedG554 offG554 the oldG3820 4selfG444 with its evil practicesG4234, 10and have 5putG1746 onG1746 the newG3501 self, which is being 6 7renewedG341 to a trueG1922 knowledgeG1922 8accordingG2596 to the imageG1504 of the One who 9createdG2936 it-- 11a renewal in whichG3699 10thereG1762 isG1762 noG3756 distinction between GreekG1672 and JewG2453, 11circumcisedG4061 and uncircumcisedG203, 12 13barbarianG915, 14ScythianG4658, 15slaveG1401, and freeG1658, but 16ChristG5547 is allG3956, and in allG3956.

12SoG3767, as those who have been 17chosenG1588 of GodG2316, holyG40 and belovedG25, 18putG1746 onG1746 a 19heartG4698 of compassionG3628, kindnessG5544, 20humilityG5012, gentlenessG4240, and 21 22patienceG3115; 13 23bearingG430 with oneG240 anotherG240, and 24forgivingG5483 eachG1438 otherG1438, whoeverG1437 G5100 hasG2192 a complaintG3437 againstG4314 anyoneG5100; 25justG2531 asG2531 the LordG2962 forgaveG5483 you, soG3779 must you do alsoG2532. 14In additionG1909 to allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 put on loveG26, whichG3739 is 26 27the perfectG5047 bondG4886 ofG4886 28unityG4886. 15Let 29the peaceG1515 of ChristG5547, to whichG3739 you were 30indeedG2532 calledG2564 in 31oneG1520 bodyG4983, 32ruleG1018 in your heartsG2588; and 33be thankfulG2170.

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 Lit person ↩
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., uncultured ↩
13. Colossians 3:11 Acts 28:2 ↩
14. Colossians 3:11 I.e., a member of an ancient people near the Black Sea, often considered unrefined ↩
15. Colossians 3:11 Eph 6:8 ↩
16. Colossians 3:11 Eph 1:23 ↩
17. Colossians 3:12 Luke 18:7 ↩
18. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:24 ↩
19. Colossians 3:12 Luke 1:78; Gal 5:22f; Phil 2:1 ↩
20. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3 ↩
21. Colossians 3:12 I.e., forbearance toward others ↩
22. Colossians 3:12 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 6:6 ↩
23. Colossians 3:13 Eph 4:2 ↩
24. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
25. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
26. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection ↩
27. Colossians 3:14 Eph 4:3 ↩
28. Colossians 3:14 John 17:23; Heb 6:1 ↩
29. Colossians 3:15 John 14:27 ↩
30. Colossians 3:15 Or also ↩
31. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
32. Colossians 3:15 Or be in control in ↩
33. Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful ↩