Colossians 2–3

For ^aI would that ye knew what great ^bconflict I have for you, and for them at ^cLaodicea, and for ^das many as have not seen my face in the flesh; ²that ^etheir hearts might be comforted, ^fbeing knit together in love, and unto ^gall riches of ^hthe full assurance of understanding, to ⁱthe acknowledgement of ⁱⁱthe mystery of ^jGod and of the Father, and of Christ; ³in whom are hid all the treasures of ^kwisdom and ^lknowledge. ⁴And this I say, ^mlest any man should ⁿbeguile you ^owith enticing words. ⁵For ^pthough I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your ^qorder, and the ^rstedfastness of your faith in Christ. ^6sAs ye have therefore ^streceived Christ Jesus the Lord, so ^swalk ye in him: ^7urooted and ^wbuilt up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein ^xwith thanksgiving.

^8yBeware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after ^zthe tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. ⁹For in him ^adwelleth all the ^bfulness of the Godhead ^cbodily. ¹⁰And ^dye are complete in him, ^ewhich is the head of all ^fprincipality and ^fpower: ¹¹in whom also ye are circumcised with ^gthe circumcision made without hands, ^hin putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ: ¹²ⁱburied with him in baptism, wherein also ^jyou are risen with him through ^kthe faith of ^lthe operation of God, ^mwho hath raised him from the dead. ¹³ⁿAnd you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; ^14opblotting out the handwriting of ^qordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and ^rtook it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; ¹⁵and ^shaving spoiled ^fprincipalities and ^fpowers, ^she made a shew of them openly, ^ttriumphing over them ^uin it.

¹⁶Let no man therefore ^wjudge you ^xin meat, or in drink, or in respect of ^ya holyday, or of ^zthe new moon, or of ^athe sabbath days: ¹⁷which are ^ba shadow of things to come; but ^cthe body is of Christ. ^18dLet no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, ^eintruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly ^fpuft up by his fleshly mind, ¹⁹and not ^gholding ^hthe head, ^hfrom which all the body by joints and ⁱbands ⁱⁱhaving nourishment ministered, and ^hknit together, ^jincreaseth with ^jjthe increase of God. ²⁰Wherefore ^kif ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, ^lwhy, as though living in the world, are ye ^msubject to ordinances, ²¹(ⁿtouch not; ^otaste not; handle not; ^22pwhich all are ^qto perish with the using;) after ^rthe commandments and ^rdoctrines of men? ^23swhich things have indeed a shew of wisdom in ^twill worship, and ^thumility, and neglecting of the body, not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

III.^aIf ye then be risen with Christ, seek ^bthose things which are above, ^cwhere Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. ²Set your affection on ^bthings above, not on things on the earth. ³For ^dye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ, who is ^eour life, ^fshall appear, then shall ye also appear with him ^gin glory.

^5hMortify therefore ⁱyour members which are upon the earth; ^kfornication, ^kuncleanness, ^lminordinate affection, evil ^mconcupiscence, and ^kcovetousness, ⁿwhich is idolatry: ^6ofor which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on ^pthe children of ⁿdisobedience: ⁷in the which ^qye also walked ^rsometime, when ye lived in them. ⁸But now you also ^sput off all these; ^tanger, ^twrath, ^tmalice, ^tblasphemy, ^ufilthy communication out of your mouth. ^9wLie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off ^sxthe old man with his deeds; ¹⁰and ^yhave put on ^zthe new man, ^awhich is renewed ^bin knowledge after ^cthe image of him that ^dcreated him: ¹¹where there is neither ^efGreek nor Jew, ^gcircumcision nor uncircumcision, ^hbarbarian, ⁱScythian, ^fbond nor free: but Christ is ^kall, and in all. ^12yPut on therefore, as ^lthe elect of God, holy and ^mbeloved, ^nobowels of mercies, ^okindness, ^phumbleness of mind, ^pmeekness, ^plongsuffering; ^13pforbearing one another, and ^oforgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: ^oeven as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. ^14qAnd above all these things ^rput on ^scharity, which is the ^tbond of ^uperfectness. ¹⁵And let ^wthe peace of God rule in your hearts, ^xto the which also ye are called ^yin one body; ^zand be ye thankful. ¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly ^abin all wisdom; ^bteaching and ^badmonishing one another ^cin psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing ^dwith grace in your hearts to the Lord. ¹⁷And ^ewhatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, ^fgiving thanks to God and the Father by him.

^18gWives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, ^has it is fit in the Lord. ¹⁹ⁱHusbands, love your wives, and ^kbe not bitter against them. ^20lChildren, obey your parents ^min all things: for this is ⁿwell pleasing unto the Lord. ^21oFathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be ^pdiscouraged. ^22qServants, obey ^min all things your masters according to the flesh; ^qnot with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but ^qin singleness of heart, fearing God: ²³and ^ewhatsoever ye do, do it ^rheartily, as ^sto the Lord, and not unto men; ^24tknowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of ^uthe inheritance: for ^qsye serve the Lord Christ. ²⁵But he that doeth wrong ^wshall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and ^xthere is no respect of persons.

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