Colossians 3–4

^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.

IV.^aMasters, give unto your servants that which is just and ^bequal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

^2cdContinue ^ein prayer, and ^fwatch in the same ^gwith thanksgiving; ³withal ^hpraying also for us, that God would ⁱopen unto us a door of utterance, to speak ^kthe mystery of Christ, ^lfor which I am also in bonds: ⁴that ^mI may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. ⁵ⁿWalk ^oin wisdom toward ^pthem that are without, ^qredeeming the time. ⁶Let your speech be alway ^rwith grace, ^sseasoned with salt, that you may know ^thow ye ought to answer every man.

^7uAll my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and ^wa faithful minister and ^wfellowservant in the Lord: ⁸whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and ^xcomfort your hearts; ⁹with ^xxOnesimus, a ^yfaithful and beloved brother, ^jwho is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here. ^10zAristarchus ^amy fellowprisoner saluteth you, and ^bMarcus, ^csister’s son to ^dBarnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: ^eif he come unto you, receive him;) ¹¹and Jesus, which is called ^fJustus, ^gwho are of the circumcision. These only are my ^hfellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me. ¹²ⁱEpaphras, ^jwho is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always ^klabouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand ^lperfect and ^mcomplete in all ^mmthe will of God. ¹³For I bear him record, that he hath a great ⁿzeal for you, and them that are in ^oLaodicea, and them in Hierapolis. ^14pLuke, the beloved physician, and ^qDemas, greet you. ¹⁵Salute the brethren which are in ^oLaodicea, and Nymphas, and ^rthe church which is in his house. ¹⁶And when ^sthis epistle ^tis read amongst you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from ^oLaodicea. ¹⁷And say to ^uArchippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. ^18wThe salutation by the hand of me Paul. ^xRemember ^ymy bonds. ^zGrace be with you. Amen.

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