3:1 Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
3:2 ①Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.
▷ ①Or Be intent on
3:3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
3:4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
3:5 Therefore, ①treat the parts of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which ②amounts to idolatry.
▷ ①Lit put to death the parts of your body which are upon the earth ②Lit is
3:6 For it is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming ①upon the ②sons of disobedience,
▷ ①Two early mss do not contain upon the sons of disobedience ②I.e., people opposed to God
3:7 and in them you also once walked, when you were living ①in them.
▷ ①Or among these
3:8 But now you also, rid yourselves of all of them: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene speech from your mouth.
3:9 ①Do not lie to one another, since you stripped off the old ②self with its evil practices,
▷ ①Or Stop lying ②Lit person
3:10 and have put on the new self, which is being ①renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created it—
▷ ①Lit renovated
3:11 a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, ①barbarian, ②Scythian, slave, and free, but Christ is all, and in all.
▷ ①I.e., uncultured ②I.e., a member of an ancient people near the Black Sea, often considered unrefined
3:12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and ①patience;
▷ ①I.e., forbearance toward others
3:13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also.
3:14 In addition to all these things put on love, which is ①the perfect bond of unity.
▷ ①Lit the uniting bond of perfection
3:15 Let the peace of Christ, to which you were ①indeed called in one body, ②rule in your hearts; and ③be thankful.
▷ ①Or also ②Or be in control in ③Or show yourselves thankful
3:16 Let the word of ①Christ richly dwell within you, ②with all wisdom teaching and admonishing ③one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
▷ ①One early ms the Lord ②Or in ③Or one another, singing with psalms...
3:17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
3:18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.
3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing ①to the Lord.
▷ ①Lit in
3:21 Fathers, do not ①antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.
▷ ①Or provoke to anger
3:22 ①Slaves, obey those who are your ②human masters in everything, not with ③eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
▷ ①I.e., slaves in first-century Roman culture ②Lit masters according to flesh ③I.e., working only when watched
3:23 Whatever you do, do your work ①heartily, as for the Lord and not for people,
▷ ①Lit from the soul
3:24 knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward ①of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
▷ ①I.e., consisting of
3:25 For the one who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and ①that without partiality.
▷ ①Lit there is no partiality