Colossians 3
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Put On the New Self
(Ephesians 4:17–32)

1Yf ye be rysen now with Christ, seke those thinges then which are aboue where Christ is, syttinge on the righte hande of God. 2Set youre mynde on the thinges which are aboue, not on ye thinges that are vpon earth. 3For ye are deed, and youre life is hyd with Christ in God. 4But whan Christ or life shal shewe himselfe, the shal ye also appeare with him in glory.

5Mortifye therfore youre mebres which are vpon earth, whordome, vnclennes, vnnaturall lust, euell concupiscece, and couetousnes, which is a worshippynge of Idols: 6for which thinges sakes the wrath of God commeth vpon the children of vnbeleue: 7in the which thinges ye walked some tyme, whan ye lyued in them. 8But now put all awaye fro you: wrath, fearcenesse, maliciousnes, cursed speakynge, fylthie wordes out of youre mouth. 9Lye not one to another. Put of ye olde ma with his workes, 10and put on ye newe, which is renued in knowlege after ye ymage of him that made him: 11where there is no Greke, Iewe, circumcision, vncircumcision, Barbarous, Sithian, bode, fre: but Christ is all and in all.

12Now therfore as the electe of God, holy and beloued, put on tender mercye, kyndnes, humblenes of mynde, mekenesse, longe sufferynge, 13forbearinge one another, and forgeuynge one another, yf eny man haue a quarell agaynst another. Like as Christ hath forgeuen you, euen so do ye also. 14But aboue all thinges put on loue, which is the bonde of perfectnesse. 15And the peace of God rule in youre hertes, to the which (peace) ye are called also in one body: and se yt ye be thanfull. 16Let ye worde of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wyssdome. Teach and exhorte youre awne selues with psalmes and ymnes, and spirituall songes which haue fauoure with them, synginge in youre hertes to the LORDE. 17And what soeuer ye do in worde or worke, do all in the name of the LORDE Iesu, and geue thankes vnto God the father by him.

Christian Households
(Ephesians 6:1–4)

18Ye wyues, submytte youre selues vnto youre hussbandes, as it is comly in the LORDE. 19Ye hussbandes, loue youre wyues, and be not bytter vnto them. 20Ye children, obeye youre elders in all thinges, for that is well pleasynge vnto the LORDE. 21Ye fathers, rate not yor children, lest they be of a desperate mynde.

Serving with Honor
(Ephesians 6:5–9; 1 Timothy 6:1–2)

22Ye seruauntes, be obedient vnto youre bodely masters in all thinges, not with eye seruyce as men pleasers, but in synglenes of hert, fearinge God. 23What so euer ye do, do it hertely, euen as vnto the LORDE and not vnto men. 24And be sure, that of the LORDE ye shal receaue the rewarde of ye enheritaunce: For ye serue the LORDE Christ. 25But he that doth wronge, shal receaue for the wronge that he hath done, for there is no respecte of persons (with God.)


Coverdale Bible of 1535

Section Headings Courtesy Berean Bible

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