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Colossians 3

Since believers have been raised with Christ, Paul tells them to set their minds on things above and put off anger, lies and impurity. They are to put on compassion, kindness, humility and patience, forgive as the Lord forgave them, and do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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Key verses

  • Verse 2Set your mind on things above.
  • Verse 13Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
  • Verse 23Work wholeheartedly, as for the Lord.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.SelectedColossians 3:1Ask

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.SelectedColossians 3:2Ask

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

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.SelectedColossians 3:4Ask

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:SelectedColossians 3:5Ask

For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:SelectedColossians 3:6Ask

In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.SelectedColossians 3:7Ask

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.SelectedColossians 3:8Ask

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;SelectedColossians 3:9Ask

And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:SelectedColossians 3:10Ask

Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.SelectedColossians 3:11Ask

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;SelectedColossians 3:12Ask

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.SelectedColossians 3:13Ask

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.SelectedColossians 3:14Ask

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.SelectedColossians 3:15Ask

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.SelectedColossians 3:16Ask

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.SelectedColossians 3:17Ask

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.SelectedColossians 3:18Ask

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.SelectedColossians 3:19Ask

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.SelectedColossians 3:20Ask

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.SelectedColossians 3:21Ask

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:SelectedColossians 3:22Ask

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;SelectedColossians 3:23Ask

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.SelectedColossians 3:24Ask

But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.SelectedColossians 3:25Ask

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