Colossians 3:14-25
New American Standard Bible
14 In addition to all these things put on love, which is [a](A)the perfect bond of (B)unity. 15 Let (C)the peace of Christ, to which you were [b]indeed called in (D)one body, [c]rule in your hearts; and [d]be thankful. 16 Let (E)the word of [e]Christ richly dwell within you, [f]with all wisdom (F)teaching and admonishing [g]one another (G)with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, (H)singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 (I)Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, (J)giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Family Relations
18 (K)Wives, (L)be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 (M)Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them. 20 (N)Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing [h]to the Lord. 21 (O)Fathers, do not [i]antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.
22 [j](P)Slaves, obey those who are your [k]human masters in everything, (Q)not with [l]eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do your work [m]heartily, (R)as for the Lord and not for people, 24 (S)knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward [n]of (T)the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you (U)serve. 25 For (V)the one who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and [o](W)that without partiality.
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- Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection
- Colossians 3:15 Or also
- Colossians 3:15 Or be in control in
- Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful
- Colossians 3:16 One early ms the Lord
- Colossians 3:16 Or in
- Colossians 3:16 Or one another, singing with psalms...
- Colossians 3:20 Lit in
- Colossians 3:21 Or provoke to anger
- Colossians 3:22 I.e., slaves in first-century Roman culture
- Colossians 3:22 Lit masters according to flesh
- Colossians 3:22 I.e., working only when watched
- Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul
- Colossians 3:24 I.e., consisting of
- Colossians 3:25 Lit there is no partiality
Colossians 3:14-25
King James Version
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.
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