Colossians 3:1-17
Colossians 3:1-17 (Good News Translation)
1You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts
on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on his throne at the
right side of God.
2Keep your minds fixed on things there, not on things here on
earth.
3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too
will appear with him and share his glory!
5You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in
you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed
(for greed is a form of idolatry).
6Because of such things God's anger will come upon those who do
not obey him.
7At one time you yourselves used to live according to such
desires, when your life was dominated by them.
8But now you must get rid of all these things: anger, passion,
and hateful feelings. No insults or obscene talk must ever come from your
lips.
9Do not lie to one another, for you have put off the old self
with its habits
10and have put on the new self. This is the new being which
God, its Creator, is constantly renewing in his own image, in order to
bring you to a full knowledge of himself.
11As a result, there is no longer any distinction between
Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages,
slaves, and free, but Christ is all, Christ is in all.
12You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his
own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,
humility, gentleness, and patience.
13Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever
any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one
another just as the Lord has forgiven you.
14And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things
together in perfect unity.
15The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the decisions
you make; for it is to this peace that God has called you together in the
one body. And be thankful.
16Christ's message in all its richness must live in your
hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms,
hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.
17Everything you do or say, then, should be done in the name of
the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks through him to God the Father.
God bless you.
1You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts
on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on his throne at the
right side of God.
2Keep your minds fixed on things there, not on things here on
earth.
3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too
will appear with him and share his glory!
5You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in
you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed
(for greed is a form of idolatry).
6Because of such things God's anger will come upon those who do
not obey him.
7At one time you yourselves used to live according to such
desires, when your life was dominated by them.
8But now you must get rid of all these things: anger, passion,
and hateful feelings. No insults or obscene talk must ever come from your
lips.
9Do not lie to one another, for you have put off the old self
with its habits
10and have put on the new self. This is the new being which
God, its Creator, is constantly renewing in his own image, in order to
bring you to a full knowledge of himself.
11As a result, there is no longer any distinction between
Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages,
slaves, and free, but Christ is all, Christ is in all.
12You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his
own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,
humility, gentleness, and patience.
13Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever
any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one
another just as the Lord has forgiven you.
14And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things
together in perfect unity.
15The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the decisions
you make; for it is to this peace that God has called you together in the
one body. And be thankful.
16Christ's message in all its richness must live in your
hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms,
hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.
17Everything you do or say, then, should be done in the name of
the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks through him to God the Father.
God bless you.
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