King James 2000

Colossians 3:2-19 King James 2000 (KJ2000)

2. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

3. For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with him in glory.

5. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

6. For which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience:

7. In which you also once walked, when you lived in them.

8. But now you also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy talk out of your mouth.

9. Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds;

10. And have put on the new man, that is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

11. Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13. Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.

14. And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful.

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.

17. And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him.

18. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fitting in the Lord.

19. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.