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World English Bible

Colossians 3 (WEBP)

[1] If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
[2] Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
[3] For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
[4] When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
[5] Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
[6] For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
[7] You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,
[8] but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.
[9] Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
[10] and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
[11] where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.
[12] Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
[13] 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.
[14] Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
[15] And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
[16] 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.
[17] 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.
[18] Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
[19] Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.
[20] Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
[21] Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
[22] 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.
[23] And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
[24] knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
[25] But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Colossians 3 (KJVS)

[1] If ye then be risen () with Christ , seek () those things which are above , where Christ sitteth () () on the right hand of God .
[2] Set your affection () on things above , not on things on the earth .
[3] For ye are dead (), 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 .
[5] Mortify () therefore your members which are upon the earth ; fornication , uncleanness , inordinate affection , evil concupiscence , and covetousness , which is () idolatry :
[6] For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh () on the children of disobedience :
[7] In the which ye also walked () some time , when ye lived () in them .
[8] But now ye also put off () all these ; anger , wrath , malice , blasphemy , filthy communication out of your mouth .
[9] Lie () not one to another , seeing that ye have put off () the old man with his deeds ;
[10] And have put on () the new [man], which is renewed () in 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 .
[12] Put on () therefore , as the elect of God , holy and beloved (), bowels of mercies , kindness , humbleness of mind , 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 .
[14] And above all these things [put on] charity , 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 .
[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 .
[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 .
[18] Wives , submit yourselves () unto your own husbands , as it is fit () 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 .
[21] Fathers , provoke () not your children [to anger], lest they be 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 :
[23] And whatsoever ye do (), do () [it] heartily , as to 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 .
[25] But he that doeth wrong () shall receive () for the wrong which he hath done (): and there is () no respect of persons .

Young’s Literal Translation

Colossians 3 (YLT)

[1] If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated,
[2] the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,
[3] for ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God;
[4] when the Christ-our life-may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory.
[5] Put to death, then, your members that are upon the earth-whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry-
[6] because of which things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,
[7] in which also ye-ye did walk once, when ye lived in them;
[8] but now put off, even ye, the whole-anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking-out of your mouth.
[9] Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices,
[10] and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him;
[11] where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, servant, freeman-but the all and in all-Christ.
[12] Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,
[13] forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you-so also ye;
[14] and above all these things, have love, which is a bond of the perfection,
[15] and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.
[16] Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;
[17] and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus-giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.
[18] The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;
[19] the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;
[20] the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;
[21] the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.
[22] The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;
[23] and all, whatever ye may do-out of soul work-as to the Lord, and not to men,
[24] having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance-for the Lord Christ ye serve;
[25] and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.