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Colossians 3:1–7

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The Life of the New Man

3So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God. d2Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth. e3For you have died, fand your life is hidden with the Messiah in God. 4When the Messiah, who is your glife, is revealed, hthen you also will be revealed with Him in glory. i

5Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: jsexual immorality, impurity, klust, levil desire, and greed, mwhich is idolatry. n6Because of these, God’s wrath ocomes on the disobedient, p7and you once walked in these things when you were living qin them.

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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

  1. g3:4 Other read our
  2. j3:5 death the members on the earth
  3. p3:6 Other omit on the disobedient

Cross references

  1. d3:1 Heb 10:12
  2. e3:2 Php 3:19
  3. f3:3 Rm 6:8
  4. h3:4 2Co 4:11; 1Jn 1:2; 2:28
  5. i3:4 Lk 9:32; Jn 17:24; 2Co 3:18; 2Pt 3:18
  6. k3:5 1Th 4:3, 7
  7. l3:5 Rm 1:26; 1Th 4:5
  8. m3:5 Eph 5:3
  9. n3:5 1Co 10:14; Gl 5:20; 1Pt 4:3
  10. o3:6 Jms 1:19; Rv 6:16
  11. q3:7 Lk 15:13; Rm 6:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, God’s wrath is coming upon the disobedient, and you once walked in these things when you were living in them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore, if you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.

Therefore put to death what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustful passion, evil desire, and greediness, which is idolatry, because of which the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which also you once lived, when you used to live in them.

KJV 1900King James Version

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.