Colossians 3 - NKJV Bible Online

Colossians 3

Not Carnality but Christ

If then you were ^araised with Christ, seek those things which are above, ^bwhere Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the ^aearth. 3 ^aFor you died, ^band your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 ^aWhen Christ who is ^bour life appears, then you also will appear with Him in ^cglory.
5 ^aTherefore put to death ^byour members which are on the earth: ^cfornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, ^dwhich is idolatry. 6 ^aBecause of these things the wrath of God is coming upon ^bthe sons of disobedience, 7 ^ain which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
8 ^aBut now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who ^ais renewed in knowledge ^baccording to the image of Him who ^ccreated him, 11 where there is neither ^aGreek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, ^bbut Christ is all and in all.

Character of the New Man

12 Therefore, ^aas the elect of God, holy and beloved, ^bput on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 ^abearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 14 ^aBut above all these things ^bput on love, which is the ^cbond of perfection. 15 And let ^athe peace of God rule in your hearts, ^bto which also you were called ^cin one body; and ^dbe thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another ^ain psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And ^awhatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

The Christian Home

18 ^aWives, submit to your own husbands, ^bas is fitting in the Lord.
19 ^aHusbands, love your wives and do not be ^bbitter toward them.
20 ^aChildren, obey your parents ^bin all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.
21 ^aFathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
22 ^aBondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. 23 ^aAnd whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 ^aknowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; ^bfor¹ you serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and ^athere is no partiality.

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