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Colossians 3 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Put On the New Self

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Therefore^G3767, if^G1487 you have been raised^G4891 with Christ^G5547, keep seeking^G2212 the things that are above^G507, where^G3757 Christ^G5547 is, seated^G2521 at the right^G1188 hand^G1188 of God^G2316.

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Col 3:2 - [fn]Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.

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Col 3:3 - For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

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Col 3:4 - When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

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Therefore^G3767, [fn]treat^G3499 the parts^G3196 of your earthly^G1093 body as^G3499 dead^G3499 to sexual^G4202 immorality^G4202, impurity^G167, passion^G3806, evil^G2556 desire^G1939, and greed^G4124, which^G3748 [fn]amounts^G1510 to idolatry^G1495.

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Col 3:6 - For it is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming [fn]upon the [fn]sons of disobedience,

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Col 3:7 - and in them you also once walked, when you were living [fn]in them.

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Col 3:8 - But now you also, rid yourselves of all of them: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene speech from your mouth.

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Col 3:9 - [fn]Do not lie to one another, since you stripped off the old [fn]self with its evil practices,

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Col 3:10 - and have put on the new self, which is being [fn]renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created it—

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Col 3:11 - a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, [fn]barbarian, [fn]Scythian, slave, and free, but Christ is all, and in all.

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So^G3767, as those who have been chosen^G1588 of God^G2316, holy^G40 and beloved^G25, put^G1746 on^G1746 a heart^G4698 of compassion^G3628, kindness^G5544, humility^G5012, gentleness^G4240, and [fn]patience^G3115;

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Col 3:13 - bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also.

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Col 3:14 - In addition to all these things put on love, which is [fn]the perfect bond of unity.

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Col 3:15 - Let the peace of Christ, to which you were [fn]indeed called in one body, [fn]rule in your hearts; and [fn]be thankful.

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Col 3:16 - Let the word of [fn]Christ richly dwell within you, [fn]with all wisdom teaching and admonishing [fn]one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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Col 3:17 - Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

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(cf. Eph 5:21—6:9 )

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Wives^G1135, be^G5293 subject^G5293 to your husbands^G435, as is fitting^G433 in the Lord^G2962.

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Col 3:19 - Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.

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Col 3:20 - Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing [fn]to the Lord.

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Col 3:21 - Fathers, do not [fn]antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.

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[fn]Slaves^G1401, obey^G5219 those^G3588 who are your [fn]human^G4561 masters^G2962 in everything^G3956, not with [fn]eye-service^G3787, as people-pleasers^G441, but with sincerity^G572 of heart^G2588, fearing^G5399 the Lord^G2962.

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Col 3:23 - Whatever you do, do your work [fn]heartily, as for the Lord and not for people,

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Col 3:24 - knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward [fn]of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.

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Col 3:25 - For the one who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and [fn]that without partiality.

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(3:2)

Or Be intent on

(3:5)

Lit put to death the parts of your body which are upon the earth

(3:5)

Lit is

(3:6)

Two early mss do not contain upon the sons of disobedience

(3:6)

I.e., people opposed to God

Or among these

Or Stop lying

Lit person

Lit renovated

I.e., uncultured

I.e., a member of an ancient people near the Black Sea, often considered unrefined

(3:12)

I.e., forbearance toward others

(3:14)

Lit the uniting bond of perfection

(3:15)

Or also

(3:15)

Or be in control in

(3:15)

Or show yourselves thankful

(3:16)

One early ms the Lord

(3:16)

Or in

(3:16)

Or one another, singing with psalms...

(3:20)

Lit in

(3:21)

Or provoke to anger

(3:22)

I.e., slaves in first-century Roman culture

(3:22)

Lit masters according to flesh

(3:22)

I.e., working only when watched

(3:23)

Lit from the soul

(3:24)

I.e., consisting of

(3:25)

Lit there is no partiality

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