The Concordant Literal New Testament

Paul To The Colossians

¹ If, then, you were roused together with Christ, be seeking that which is above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
² Be disposed to that which is above, not to that on the earth,
³ for you died, and your life is hid together with Christ in God.
⁴ Whenever Christ, our Life, should be manifested, then you also shall be manifested together with Him in glory.
⁵ Deaden, then, your members that are on the earth: prostitution, uncleanness, passion, evil desire and greed, which is idolatry,
⁶ because of which the indignation of God is coming on the sons of stubborness --
⁷ among whom you also once walked, when you lived in these things.
⁸ Yet now you also be putting away all these: anger, fury, malice, calumny, obscenity out of your mouth.
⁹ Do no lie to one another, stripping off the old humanity together with its practices,
¹⁰ and putting on the young, which is being renewed into recognition, to accord with the Image of the One Who creates it,
¹¹ wherein there is no Greek and Jew, Circumcision and Uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman, but all and in all is Christ.
¹² Put on, then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, pitiful compassions, kindness, humility, meekness, patience,
¹³ bearing with one another and dealing graciously among yourselves, if anyone should be having a complaint against any. According as the Lord also deals graciously with you, thus also you.
¹⁴ Now over all these put on love, which is the tie of maturity.
¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ be arbitrating in your hearts, for which you were called also in one body; and become thankful.
¹⁶ Let the word of Christ be making its home in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves; in psalms, in hymns, in spiritual songs, singing, with grace in your hearts to God.
¹⁷ And everything, whatsoever you may be doing, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God, the Father, through Him.
¹⁸ Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is proper in the Lord.
¹⁹ Husbands, love your own wives and be not bitter toward them.
²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing in the Lord.
²¹ Fathers, do not vex your children, lest they may be disheartened.
²² Slaves, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-slavery, as manpleasers, but with singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
²³ All, whatsoever you may be doing, work from the soul, as to the Lord and not to men,
²⁴ Being aware that from the Lord you will be getting the compensation of the enjoyment of an allotment: for the Lord Christ are you slaving.
²⁵ For he who is injuring shall be requited for that which he injures, and there is no partiality.

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