20 If with Christ (A)you died to the (B)elemental spirits of the world, (C)why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— 21 (D)“Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” 22 ((E)referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to (F)human precepts and teachings? 23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in (G)promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are (H)of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.

Put On the New Self

(I)If then you have been raised with Christ, seek (J)the things that are above, where Christ is, (K)seated at the right hand of God. (L)Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For (M)you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ (N)who is your[a] life (O)appears, then you also will appear with him (P)in glory.

(Q)Put to death therefore (R)what is earthly in you:[b] (S)sexual immorality, impurity, (T)passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (U)which is idolatry. (V)On account of these the wrath of God is coming.[c] (W)In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now (X)you must put them all away: (Y)anger, wrath, malice, (Z)slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. (AA)Do not lie to one another, seeing that (AB)you have put off (AC)the old self[d] with its practices 10 and (AD)have put on (AE)the new self, (AF)which is being renewed in knowledge (AG)after the image of (AH)its creator. 11 (AI)Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,[e] free; but Christ is (AJ)all, and in all.

Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
  2. Colossians 3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth
  3. Colossians 3:6 Some manuscripts add upon the sons of disobedience
  4. Colossians 3:9 Greek man; also as supplied in verse 10
  5. Colossians 3:11 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for Bondservants in verse 22

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