Colossians 3
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
3 If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.(A)
2 And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.
3 For [as far as this world is concerned] you have died, and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, Who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in [the splendor of His] glory.
5 So kill (deaden, [a]deprive of power) the evil desire lurking in your members [those animal impulses and all that is earthly in you that is employed in sin]: sexual vice, impurity, sensual appetites, unholy desires, and all greed and covetousness, for that is idolatry (the deifying of self and other created things instead of God).
6 It is on account of these [very sins] that the [holy] anger of God is ever coming upon the sons of disobedience (those who are obstinately opposed to the divine will),
7 Among whom you also once walked, when you were living in and addicted to [such practices].
8 But now put away and rid yourselves [completely] of all these things: anger, rage, bad feeling toward others, curses and slander, and foulmouthed abuse and shameful utterances from your lips!
9 Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old (unregenerate) self with its evil practices,
10 And have clothed yourselves with the new [spiritual self], which is [ever in the process of being] renewed and remolded into [fuller and more perfect [b]knowledge upon] knowledge after the image (the likeness) of Him Who created it.(B)
11 [In this new creation all distinctions vanish.] There [c]is no room for and there can be neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, [nor difference between nations whether alien] barbarians or Scythians [[d]who are the most savage of all], nor slave or free man; but Christ is all and in all [[e]everything and everywhere, to all men, without distinction of person].
12 Clothe yourselves therefore, as God’s own chosen ones (His own picked representatives), [who are] purified and holy and well-beloved [by God Himself, by putting on behavior marked by] tenderhearted pity and mercy, kind feeling, a lowly opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, [and] patience [which is tireless and long-suffering, and has the power to endure whatever comes, with good temper].
13 Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference (a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive].
14 And above all these [put on] love and enfold yourselves with the bond of perfectness [which binds everything together completely in ideal harmony].
15 And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].
16 Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the Messiah) have its home [in your hearts and minds] and dwell in you in [all its] richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual things, and as you sing] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making melody to God with [His] grace in your hearts.
17 And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.
18 Wives, be subject to your husbands [subordinate and adapt yourselves to them], as is right and fitting and your proper duty in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives [be affectionate and sympathetic with them] and do not be harsh or bitter or resentful toward them.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or fret your children [do not be hard on them or harass them], lest they become discouraged and sullen and morose and feel inferior and frustrated. [Do not break their spirit.]
22 Servants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you as pleasers of men, but in simplicity of purpose [with all your heart] because of your reverence for the Lord and as a sincere expression of your devotion to Him.
23 Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,
24 Knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [and not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [real] reward. [The One Whom] you are actually serving [is] the Lord Christ (the Messiah).
25 For he who deals wrongfully will [reap the fruit of his folly and] be punished for his wrongdoing. And [with God] there is no partiality [no matter what a person’s position may be, whether he is the slave or the master].
Footnotes
- Colossians 3:5 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Colossians 3:10 Literal translation.
- Colossians 3:11 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Colossians 3:11 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Colossians 3:11 James C. Gray and George M. Adams, Bible Commentary.
Kolosserbrevet 3
Svenska Folkbibeln
Den gamla och den nya människan
3 Då ni alltså har uppstått med Kristus, sök då det som är där ovan, där Kristus sitter på Guds högra sida. 2 Tänk på det som är där ovan, inte på det som är på jorden. 3 Ty ni har dött och ert liv är dolt med Kristus i Gud. 4 När Kristus träder fram, han som är vårt liv,[a] då skall också ni träda fram i härlighet tillsammans med honom. 5 Döda därför era begär som hör jorden till: otukt, orenhet, lidelse, lusta, och girigheten som är avgudadyrkan. 6 Allt sådant nedkallar Guds vrede över olydnadens barn.[b] 7 Bland dem vandrade också ni en gång, då ni levde i dessa synder. 8 Men nu skall också ni lägga bort allt detta: vrede, häftighet, ondska. Låt inte smädelser och fräckheter komma över era läppar. 9 Ljug inte på varandra. Ni har ju klätt av er den gamla människan med hennes gärningar 10 och klätt er i den nya människan, som förnyas till rätt kunskap och blir en avbild av sin Skapare. 11 Här är det inte längre fråga om grek eller jude, omskuren eller oomskuren, barbar eller skyt,[c] slav eller fri, utan Kristus är allt och i alla.
12 Klä er därför som Guds utvalda, heliga och älskade, i innerlig barmhärtighet, godhet, ödmjukhet, mildhet och tålamod. 13 Ha fördrag med varandra och förlåt varandra, om någon har något att förebrå en annan. Såsom Herren har förlåtit er skall ni förlåta varandra. 14 Över allt detta skall ni klä er i kärleken, som binder samman till en fullkomlig enhet. 15 Låt Kristi frid regera i era hjärtan, den frid som ni blev kallade till i en enda kropp, och var tacksamma. 16 Låt Kristi ord rikligt bo hos er med all sin vishet. Undervisa och förmana varandra med psalmer, hymner och andliga sånger och sjung med tacksamhet Guds lov i era hjärtan. 17 Och allt vad ni gör i ord eller handling, gör det i Herren Jesu namn och tacka Gud, Fadern, genom honom.
Det kristna hemmet
18 Ni hustrur, underordna er era män, för så bör det vara i Herren. 19 Ni män, älska era hustrur och var inte hårda mot dem. 20 Ni barn, lyd era föräldrar i allt, det är Herrens goda vilja. 21 Ni fäder, reta inte upp era barn, så att de tappar modet. 22 Ni slavar, lyd era jordiska herrar i allt, inte som ögontjänare för att ställa er in hos dem, utan av uppriktigt hjärta i fruktan för Herren. 23 Vad ni än gör, gör det av hjärtat, så som ni tjänar Herren och inte människor. 24 Ni vet att det är av Herren som ni skall få arvet som lön. Det är Herren Kristus ni tjänar. 25 Den som gör orätt skall få igen den orätt han har gjort, utan anseende till personen.
Footnotes
- Kolosserbrevet 3:4 vårt liv Andra handskrifter: "ert liv".
- Kolosserbrevet 3:6 över olydnadens barn Vissa handskrifter saknar dessa ord.
- Kolosserbrevet 3:11 barbar eller skyt Skyterna var en ökänd folkgrupp norr om Svarta havet. Angående barbarer se not till Rom 1:14.
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