THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS 3

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1 If ye then be risen with Christ seek those things which are above where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God ⚑

2 Set your affection on things above not on things on the earth ⚑

3 For ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God ⚑

4 When Christ who is our life shall appear then shall ye also appear with him in glory ⚑

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth fornication uncleanness inordinate affection evil concupiscence and covetousness which is idolatry ⚑

6 For which hings’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience ⚑

7 In the which ye also walked some time when ye lived in them ⚑

8 But now ye also put off all these anger wrath malice blasphemy filthy communication out of your mouth ⚑

9 Lie not one to another seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds ⚑

10 And have put on the new man which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him ⚑

11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew circumcision nor uncircumcision Barbarian Scythian bond nor free but Christ is all and in all ⚑

12 Put on therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved bowels of mercies kindness humbleness of mind meekness longsuffering ⚑

13 Forbearing one another and forgiving one another if any man have a quarrel against any even as Christ forgave you so also do ye ⚑

14 And above all these things put on charity which is the bond of perfectness ⚑

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts to the which also ye are called in one body and be ye thankful ⚑

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord ⚑

17 And what soever ye do in word or deed do all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God and the Father by him ⚑

18 Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands as it is fit in the Lord ⚑

19 Husbands love your wives and be not bitter against them ⚑

20 Children obey your parents in all things for this is well pleasing unto the Lord ⚑

21 Fathers provoke not your children to anger lest they be discouraged ⚑

22 Servants obey in all things your masters according to the flesh not with eyeservice as menpleasers but in singleness of heart fearing God ⚑

23 And what soever ye do do it heartily as to the Lord and not unto men ⚑

24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance for ye serve the Lord Christ ⚑

25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done and there is no respect of persons ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain