Colossians 3:1WEB
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
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Colossians 3:1WEB
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:2WEB
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
Colossians 3:3WEB
For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:4WEB
When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
Colossians 3:5WEB
Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Colossians 3:6WEB
For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
Colossians 3:7WEB
You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,
Colossians 3:8WEB
but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:9WEB
Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
Colossians 3:10WEB
and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
Colossians 3:11WEB
where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.
Colossians 3:12WEB
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
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bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
Colossians 3:14WEB
Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
Colossians 3:15WEB
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
Colossians 3:16WEB
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
Colossians 3:17WEB
Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:18WEB
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Colossians 3:19WEB
Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.
Colossians 3:20WEB
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
Colossians 3:21WEB
Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
Colossians 3:22WEB
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
Colossians 3:23WEB
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Colossians 3:24WEB
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:25WEB
But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.