¹Since you were brought back to life with Christ, focus on the things that are above—where Christ holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne. ²Keep your mind on things above, not on worldly things. ³You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴Christ is your life. When he appears, then you, too, will appear with him in glory.

⁵Therefore, put to death whatever is worldly in you: your sexual sin, perversion, passion, lust, and greed (which is the same thing as worshiping wealth). ⁶It is because of these sins that God’s anger comes on those who refuse to obey him.^a⁷You used to live that kind of sinful life. ⁸Also get rid of your anger, hot tempers, hatred, cursing, obscene language, and all similar sins. ⁹Don’t lie to each other. You’ve gotten rid of the person you used to be and the life you used to live, ¹⁰and you’ve become a new person. This new person is continually renewed in knowledge to be like its Creator. ¹¹Where this happens, there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, uncivilized person, slave, or free person. Instead, Christ is everything and in everything.

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Colossians 3:1: If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Footnotes

a 3:6 Some manuscripts and translations omit “on those who refuse to obey him.”