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Colossians 3

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Colossians 3 Bible text

WEB: 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.

ASV: 1ASV

If then ye 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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Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

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

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For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

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

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When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

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

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Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

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

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For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

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

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You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,

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

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but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

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

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Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

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

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and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

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

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where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.

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

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Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

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

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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.

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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:

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Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

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

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And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

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

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Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

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

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Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

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

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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.

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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:

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And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

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

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knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

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

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But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

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