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Εἰ οὖν συνηγέρθητε τῷ Χριστῷ τὰ ἄνω ζητεῖτε οὗ ὁ Χριστός ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ καθήμενος |
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. |
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. |
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τὰ ἄνω φρονεῖτε μὴ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς |
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. |
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. |
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ἀπεθάνετε γάρ καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν κέκρυπται σὺν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ |
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. |
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. |
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ὅταν ὁ Χριστὸς φανερωθῇ ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν* τότε καὶ ὑμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ φανερωθήσεσθε ἐν δόξῃ |
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. |
When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. |
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Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς πορνείαν ἀκαθαρσίαν πάθος ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρία |
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. |
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: |
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δι’ ἃ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ ‹ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας› |
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. |
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: |
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ἐν οἷς καὶ ὑμεῖς περιεπατήσατέ ποτε ὅτε ἐζῆτε ἐν τούτοις |
When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. |
In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. |
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νυνὶ δὲ ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς τὰ πάντα ὀργήν θυμόν κακίαν βλασφημίαν αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν |
But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. |
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. |
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Μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ |
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, |
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; |
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καὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν νέον τὸν ἀνακαινούμενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κατ’ εἰκόνα τοῦ κτίσαντος αὐτόν |
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. |
And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: |
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ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ Ἰουδαῖος περιτομὴ καὶ ἀκροβυστία βάρβαρος Σκύθης δοῦλος ἐλεύθερος ἀλλὰ ‹τὰ› πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν Χριστός |
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all. |
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all. |
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Ἐνδύσασθε οὖν ὡς ἐκλεκτοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἅγιοι καὶ ἠγαπημένοι σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ χρηστότητα ταπεινοφροσύνην πραΰτητα μακροθυμίαν |
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. |
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; |
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ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων καὶ χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοῖς ἐάν τις πρός τινα ἔχῃ μομφήν καθὼς καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἐχαρίσατο ὑμῖν οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς |
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. |
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye. |
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ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην ὅ ἐστιν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος |
And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. |
And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness. |
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καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ Χριστοῦ βραβευέτω ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν εἰς ἣν καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι καὶ εὐχάριστοι γίνεσθε |
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful. |
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. |
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Ὁ λόγος τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐνοικείτω ἐν ὑμῖν πλουσίως ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ διδάσκοντες καὶ νουθετοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς ψαλμοῖς ὕμνοις ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς ἐν τῇ χάριτι ᾄδοντες ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν τῷ Θεῷ |
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. |
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. |
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καὶ πᾶν ὅ τι ἐὰν ποιῆτε ἐν λόγῳ ἢ ἐν ἔργῳ πάντα ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ εὐχαριστοῦντες τῷ Θεῷ Πατρὶ δι’ αὐτοῦ |
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. |
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. |
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Αἱ γυναῖκες ὑποτάσσεσθε τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ὡς ἀνῆκεν ἐν Κυρίῳ |
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. |
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. |
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Οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας καὶ μὴ πικραίνεσθε πρὸς αὐτάς |
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. |
Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them. |
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Τὰ τέκνα ὑπακούετε τοῖς γονεῦσιν κατὰ πάντα τοῦτο γὰρ εὐάρεστόν ἐστιν ἐν Κυρίῳ |
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord. |
Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. |
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Οἱ πατέρες μὴ ἐρεθίζετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν ἵνα μὴ ἀθυμῶσιν |
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged. |
Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged. |
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Οἱ δοῦλοι ὑπακούετε κατὰ πάντα τοῖς κατὰ σάρκα κυρίοις μὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλίαις ὡς ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι ἀλλ’ ἐν ἁπλότητι καρδίας φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον |
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord. |
Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: |
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Ὃ ἐὰν ποιῆτε ἐκ ψυχῆς ἐργάζεσθε ὡς τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις |
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men, |
And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; |
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εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπὸ Κυρίου ἀπολήμψεσθε τὴν ἀνταπόδοσιν τῆς κληρονομίας τῷ Κυρίῳ Χριστῷ δουλεύετε |
because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. |
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. |
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ὁ γὰρ ἀδικῶν κομίσεται ὃ ἠδίκησεν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν προσωπολημψία |
Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism. |
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. |
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