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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 3:1 |
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. |
If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, |
| 3:2 |
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. |
the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth, |
| 3:3 |
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. |
for ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God; |
| 3:4 |
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. |
when the Christ -- our life -- may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory. |
| 3:5 |
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: |
Put to death, then, your members that `are' upon the earth -- whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry -- |
| 3:6 |
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: |
because of which things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience, |
| 3:7 |
In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. |
in which also ye -- ye did walk once, when ye lived in them; |
| 3:8 |
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. |
but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth. |
| 3:9 |
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; |
Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices, |
| 3:10 |
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: |
and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him; |
| 3:11 |
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. |
where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, servant, freeman -- but the all and in all -- Christ. |
| 3:12 |
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; |
Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering, |
| 3:13 |
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. |
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye; |
| 3:14 |
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. |
and above all these things, `have' love, which is a bond of the perfection, |
| 3:15 |
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. |
and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful. |
| 3:16 |
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. |
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord; |
| 3:17 |
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. |
and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, `do' all things in the name of the Lord Jesus -- giving thanks to the God and Father, through him. |
| 3:18 |
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. |
The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord; |
| 3:19 |
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. |
the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them; |
| 3:20 |
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. |
the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord; |
| 3:21 |
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. |
the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged. |
| 3:22 |
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: |
The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God; |
| 3:23 |
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; |
and all, whatever ye may do -- out of soul work -- as to the Lord, and not to men, |
| 3:24 |
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. |
having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance -- for the Lord Christ ye serve; |
| 3:25 |
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. |
and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons. |
