Colossians 3 (kjv)

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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.

¹ If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

² Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

² Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

³ For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

³ For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

⁴ When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

⁴ When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.

⁵ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

⁵ Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

⁶ For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

⁶ for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:

⁷ In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

⁷ wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things;

⁸ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

⁸ but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

⁹ Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

⁹ lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

¹⁰ And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

¹⁰ and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:

¹¹ Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

¹¹ where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

¹² Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

¹² Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

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.

¹³ forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

¹⁴ And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

¹⁴ and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

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.

¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

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.

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

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.

¹⁷ And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

¹⁸ Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

¹⁸ Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

¹⁹ Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

²¹ Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

²¹ Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

²² Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

²² Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

²³ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

²³ whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

²⁴ Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

²⁴ knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

²⁵ But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

²⁵ For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.