Colossians 3

1If, then, you were raised with the Messiah, seek the things above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God.

2Set your minds on the things above, not on the things on the earth.

3For you died, and your life has been hidden with the Messiah in God.

4When Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.

5Therefore, put to death the members that are on the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

6Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

7In these things you too once walked, when you were living in them.

8But now you also must put away all these things: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy speech from your mouth.

9Do not lie to one another, since you have stripped off the old man with his practices,

10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it,

11where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, servant, free, but Messiah is all, and in all.

12Put on, then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

13bearing with one another and forgiving each other, if anyone has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord also forgave you, so also you must do.

14And above all these, put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

15And let the peace of Messiah rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

16Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.

17And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

19Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh toward them.

20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.

21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they may not become discouraged.

22Servants, obey in everything those who are your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

23Whatever you do, work from the soul, as for the Lord and not for men,

24knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Messiah.

25For the wrongdoer will be repaid for what he has done wrong, and there is no partiality.