<TITLE>Colossians 03</TITLE><BR>Colossians 3 <BR>1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.<BR>2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.<BR>3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.<BR>4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.<BR>5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:<BR>6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:<BR>7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.<BR>8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.<BR>9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;<BR>10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:<BR>11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.<BR>12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;<BR>13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.<BR>14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.<BR>15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.<BR>16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.<BR>17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.<BR>18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.<BR>19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.<BR>20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.<BR>21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.<BR>22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;<BR>23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;<BR>24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.<BR>25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.<BR><BR><BR>