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Colossians 3:7-17
New Living Translation
Colossians 3:7-17
New Living Translation
7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. 8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. 9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. 10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. 11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile,[a] circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized,[b] slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
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Colossians 3:7-17
New International Version
Colossians 3:7-17
New International Version
7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.(A) 8 But now you must also rid yourselves(B) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,(C) and filthy language from your lips.(D) 9 Do not lie to each other,(E) since you have taken off your old self(F) with its practices 10 and have put on the new self,(G) which is being renewed(H) in knowledge in the image of its Creator.(I) 11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew,(J) circumcised or uncircumcised,(K) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,(L) but Christ is all,(M) and is in all.
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves(N) with compassion, kindness, humility,(O) gentleness and patience.(P) 13 Bear with each other(Q) and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.(R) 14 And over all these virtues put on love,(S) which binds them all together in perfect unity.(T)
15 Let the peace of Christ(U) rule in your hearts, since as members of one body(V) you were called to peace.(W) And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ(X) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(Y) through psalms,(Z) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(AA) 17 And whatever you do,(AB) whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks(AC) to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:7-17
King James Version
Colossians 3:7-17
King James Version
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.
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