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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. IfG1487 yeG4891 thenG3767 risenG4891 ChristG5547 seekG2212 aboveG507 whereG3757 ChristG5547 sittethG2076 sittethG2521 onG1722 handG1188 GodG2316 See also: Romans 8:6 Matthew 6:33 2 Corinthians 4:18 Colossians 3:2 Matthew 6:20

2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. affectionG5426 aboveG507 notG3361 onG1909 earthG1093 See also: 1 John 2:15-17 1 Chronicles 22:19 Colossians 3:1 Matthew 16:23 Romans 8:4-6

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. ForG1063 deadG599 andG2532 yourG5216 lifeG2222 hidG2928 withG4862 ChristG5547 inG1722 GodG2316 See also: Galatians 2:20 Romans 6:2 Colossians 2:20 John 5:24 Romans 5:10

4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. WhenG3752 ChristG5547 ourG2257 lifeG2222 appearG5319 thenG5119 shallG5319 yeG5210 alsoG2532 appearG5319 withG4862 himG846 inG1722 gloryG1391 See also: John 11:25 1 John 3:2 Galatians 2:20 1 Peter 1:13 Philippians 3:21

5 ¶ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: MortifyG3499 thereforeG3767 yourG5216 membersG3196 whichG3588 uponG1909 earthG1093 fornicationG4202 uncleannessG167 affectionG3806 evilG2556 concupiscenceG1939 andG2532 covetousnessG4124 whichG3748 isG2076 idolatryG1495 See also: Romans 8:13 Galatians 5:19-21 Galatians 5:24 1 Peter 2:11 Romans 6:13

6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: ForG1223 sakeG3739 wrathG3709 GodG2316 comethG2064 onG1909 childrenG5207 disobedienceG543 See also: Ephesians 5:6 Romans 1:18 1 Peter 1:14 Ezekiel 16:45-46 Isaiah 57:4

7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. InG1722 whichG3739 yeG5210 alsoG2532 walkedG4043 timeG4218 whenG3753 livedG2198 inG1722 themG846 See also: Ephesians 2:2 1 Peter 4:3-4 Romans 6:19-20 Titus 3:3 1 Corinthians 6:11

8 ¶ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. ButG1161 nowG3570 yeG5210 alsoG2532 offG659 theseG3956 angerG3709 wrathG2372 maliceG2549 blasphemyG988 communicationG148 ofG1537 yourG5216 mouthG4750 See also: Ephesians 4:29 Ephesians 4:22 James 1:20-21 Ephesians 5:4 Colossians 3:5

9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; LieG5574 notG3361 anotherG1519 anotherG240 offG554 oldG3820 manG444 withG4862 hisG846 deedsG4234 See also: Ephesians 4:22 Ephesians 4:25 Leviticus 19:11 John 8:44 Romans 6:6

10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: AndG2532 onG1746 newG3501 whichG3588 renewedG341 inG1519 knowledgeG1922 afterG2596 himG1504 createdG2936 himG846 See also: Ephesians 4:23-24 Romans 12:2 Ephesians 2:10 2 Corinthians 5:17 Colossians 3:12

11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. WhereG3699 isG1762 neitherG3756 GreekG1672 norG2532 JewG2453 circumcisionG4061 norG2532 uncircumcisionG203 BarbarianG915 ScythianG4658 bondG1401 freeG1658 butG235 ChristG5547 allG3956 andG2532 inG1722 allG3956 See also: Galatians 3:28-29 1 Corinthians 12:13 Romans 10:12 Ephesians 3:6 Ephesians 1:23

12 ¶ Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; onG1746 thereforeG3767 asG5613 electG1588 GodG2316 holyG40 andG2532 belovedG25 bowelsG4698 merciesG3628 kindnessG5544 mindG5012 meeknessG4236 longsufferingG3115 See also: Ephesians 4:32 Ephesians 4:2 1 John 4:19 2 Peter 1:5-8 Galatians 5:22-23

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. ForbearingG430 anotherG240 andG2532 forgivingG5483 anotherG1438 ifG1437 manG5100 haveG2192 quarrelG3437 againstG4314 anyG5100 asG2531 asG2532 ChristG5547 forgaveG5483 youG5213 soG3779 alsoG2532 yeG5210 See also: Ephesians 4:32 Mark 11:25 James 2:13 Ephesians 4:2 Matthew 6:14-15

14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. AndG1161 aboveG1909 allG3956 thingsG5125 charityG26 whichG3748 isG2076 bondG4886 perfectnessG5047 See also: 1 Peter 4:8 Ephesians 5:2 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Colossians 2:2 John 13:34

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. AndG2532 letG1018 peaceG1515 GodG2316 ruleG1018 inG1722 yourG5216 heartsG2588 toG1519 whichG3739 alsoG2532 calledG2564 inG1722 oneG1520 bodyG4983 andG2532 yeG1096 thankfulG2170 See also: Philippians 4:6-7 John 14:27 Isaiah 26:3 Romans 15:13 Psalms 29:11

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. LetG1774 wordG3056 ChristG5547 dwellG1774 inG1722 youG5213 richlyG4146 inG1722 allG3956 wisdomG4678 teachingG1321 andG2532 admonishingG3560 anotherG1438 psalmsG5568 andG2532 hymnsG5215 andG2532 spiritualG4152 songsG5603 singingG103 withG1722 graceG5485 inG1722 yourG5216 heartsG2588 LordG2962 See also: Psalms 119:11 Ephesians 5:19 John 15:7 Romans 10:17 Jeremiah 15:16

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. AndG2532 whatsoeverG3748 whatsoeverG3956 doG302 doG4160 inG1722 wordG3056 orG2228 orG1722 deedG2041 allG3956 inG1722 nameG3686 LordG2962 JesusG2424 thanksG2168 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962 byG1223 himG846 See also: 1 Corinthians 10:31 Colossians 3:23 Proverbs 3:6 Ephesians 5:20 1 Thessalonians 5:18

18 ¶ Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. WivesG1135 yourselvesG5293 ownG2398 husbandsG435 asG5613 fitG433 inG1722 LordG2962 See also: Ephesians 5:22 Titus 2:4-5 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Peter 3:1-6 Genesis 3:16

19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. HusbandsG435 loveG25 wivesG1135 andG2532 beG4087 notG3361 bitterG4087 againstG4314 themG846 See also: 1 Peter 3:7 Genesis 2:23-24 Colossians 3:21 Ephesians 5:25 Ephesians 5:28-29

20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. ChildrenG5043 obeyG5219 parentsG1118 inG2596 thingsG3956 forG1063 thisG5124 isG2076 pleasingG2101 LordG2962 See also: Exodus 20:12 Ephesians 6:1-3 Proverbs 6:20 Matthew 15:4-6 Deuteronomy 27:16

21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. FathersG3962 provokeG2042 notG3361 yourG5216 childrenG5043 lestG3363 discouragedG120 See also: Proverbs 4:1-4 Ephesians 6:4 Psalms 103:13 Proverbs 3:12 1 Thessalonians 2:11

22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: ServantsG1401 obeyG5219 inG2596 thingsG3956 mastersG2962 accordingG2596 fleshG4561 notG3361 withG1722 eyeserviceG3787 asG5613 menpleasersG441 butG235 inG1722 singlenessG572 heartG2588 fearingG5399 GodG2316 See also: Ephesians 6:5-7 Galatians 1:10 1 Timothy 6:1-2 1 Peter 2:18-19 Titus 2:9-10

23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; AndG2532 whatsoeverG3956 whatsoeverG3748 whatsoeverG1437 doG4160 doG2038 heartilyG1537 heartilyG5590 asG5613 LordG2962 andG2532 notG3756 menG444 See also: Colossians 3:17 Ephesians 6:6-7 Romans 14:8 2 Chronicles 31:21 Ecclesiastes 9:10

24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. KnowingG1492 thatG3754 ofG575 LordG2962 receiveG618 rewardG469 inheritanceG2817 forG1063 serveG1398 LordG2962 ChristG5547 See also: Ephesians 6:8 Acts 20:32 Galatians 1:10 Luke 14:14 1 Corinthians 7:22

25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. ButG1161 wrongG91 receiveG2865 wrongG91 whichG3739 doneG91 andG2532 isG2076 noG3756 personsG4382 See also: Acts 10:34 Romans 2:11 2 Corinthians 5:10 Deuteronomy 10:17 1 Thessalonians 4:6

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