Colossians 3:12-25
1599 Geneva Bible
12 Now therefore as the elect of God, holy and beloved, [a]put on the [b]bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering:
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel to another: even as Christ forgave, even so do ye.
14 And above all these things put on love, which is the [c]bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God [d]rule in your hearts, to the which ye are called in [e]one body, and be ye thankful:
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing your own selves, in [f]Psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with a grace in your hearts to the Lord,
17 (A)And whatsoever ye shall do, in word or deed, do all in the [g]Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God even the Father by him.
18 ¶ (B)[h]Wives, submit yourselves unto your husbands, as it is [i]comely in the Lord.
19 (C)[j]Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter unto them.
20 ¶ (D)[k]Children, obey your parents in [l]all things: for that is well pleasing unto the Lord.
21 [m]Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
22 ¶ (E)[n] Servants, be obedient unto them that are your masters according to the flesh, in all things, not with eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men,
24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the [o]reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
25 [p]But he that doeth wrong, shall receive for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
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- Colossians 3:12 So put on, that you never put off.
- Colossians 3:12 Those most tender affections of exceeding compassion.
- Colossians 3:14 Which bindeth and knitteth together all the duties that pass from man to man.
- Colossians 3:15 Rule and govern all things.
- Colossians 3:15 You are joined together into one body through God’s goodness, that you might help one another as fellow members.
- Colossians 3:16 By Psalms he meaneth all godly songs, which were written upon divers occasions, and by hymns, all such as contain the praise of God, and by spiritual songs, other more peculiar and artificious songs which were also in praise of God, but they were made fuller of music.
- Colossians 3:17 Call upon the name of Christ, when you do it, or, do it to Christ’s praise and glory.
- Colossians 3:18 He goeth from precepts which concern the whole civil life of man, to precepts pertaining to every man’s family, and requireth of wives, subjection in the Lord.
- Colossians 3:18 For those wives do not well, that do not set God in Christ before them in their love, but this Philosophy knoweth not.
- Colossians 3:19 He requireth of husbands, that they love their wives, and use them gently.
- Colossians 3:20 He requireth of children, that according to God’s Commandment they be obedient to their parents.
- Colossians 3:20 In the Lord, and so is it expounded, Eph. 5:19.
- Colossians 3:21 Of parents, that they be gentle towards their children.
- Colossians 3:22 Of servants that fearing God himself to whom their obedience is acceptable, they reverently, faithfully, and from the heart, obey their masters.
- Colossians 3:24 For that that you shall have duly obeyed your masters, the time shall come, that you shall be made sons of servants, and then shall you know this of a surety, which shall be when you are made partakers of the heavenly inheritance.
- Colossians 3:25 He requireth of masters that being mindful how that they themselves also shall render an account before that heavenly Lord and Master, which will revenge wrongful doings without any respect of masters or servants, they show themselves just and upright with equity, unto their servants.
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