Colossians 3:1–17

Put On the New Self

3^bIf then you have been raised with Christ, seek ^cthe things that are above, where Christ is, ^dseated at the right hand of God. ^2eSet your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. ³For ^fyou have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ ^gwho is your¹ life ^happears, then you also will appear with him ⁱin glory.

^5jPut to death therefore ^kwhat is earthly in you:^{2 l}sexual immorality, impurity, ^mpassion, evil desire, and covetousness, ⁿwhich is idolatry. ^6oOn account of these the wrath of God is coming.^{3 7p}In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. ⁸But now ^qyou must put them all away: ^ranger, wrath, malice, ^sslander, and obscene talk from your mouth. ^9tDo not lie to one another, seeing that ^uyou have put off ^vthe old self⁴ with its practices ¹⁰and ^whave put on ^xthe new self, ^ywhich is being renewed in knowledge ^zafter the image of ^aits creator. ^11bHere there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,⁵ free; but Christ is ^call, and in all.

^12dPut on then, as ^eGod’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, ^fcompassionate hearts, ^gkindness, ^hhumility, meekness, and patience, ^13hbearing with one another and, ⁱif one has a complaint against another, ^gforgiving each other; ^gas the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ¹⁴And above all these put on ^jlove, which ^kbinds everything together in ^lperfect harmony. ¹⁵And let ^mthe peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called ⁿin one body. And ^obe thankful. ¹⁶Let ^pthe word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, ^qsinging psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, ^rwith thankfulness in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And ^swhatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, ^tgiving thanks to God the Father through him.