Colossians 3
New American Standard Bible 2020
Chapter overview
Paul calls believers to set their minds on the renewed life, putting away destructive conduct and clothing themselves with compassion, forgiveness, love, peace, and gratitude. He applies this new life to worship, households, work, and responsibility before the Lord.
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1Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
2Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.
3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
5Therefore, treat the parts of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
6For it is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,
7and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them.
8But now you also, rid yourselves of all of them: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene speech from your mouth.
9Do not lie to one another, since you stripped off the old self with its evil practices,
10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created it—
11a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, and free, but Christ is all, and in all.
12So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience;
13bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also.
14In addition to all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
15Let the peace of Christ, to which you were indeed called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be thankful.
16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
17Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
18Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.
20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
21Fathers, do not antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.
22Slaves, obey those who are your human masters in everything, not with eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
23Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people,
24knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
25For the one who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality.
Verses to memorize from Colossians 3
- Colossians 3:2Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are…
- Colossians 3:12-13So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a…
- Colossians 3:13bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a…
- Colossians 3:14In addition to all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond…
- Colossians 3:15Let the peace of Christ, to which you were indeed called in one body,…
- Colossians 3:17Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord…
- Colossians 3:19Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.
- Colossians 3:20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the…
- Colossians 3:23Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for…
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