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Colossians 3 Set your affection on things above

Because they have risen with Christ, Paul tells the Saints to seek things above, put off old sins, and put on mercy, kindness and charity, the bond of perfectness. He gives counsel to wives, husbands, children, parents and servants.

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Come, Follow Me 2027Week 41 · October 4–10

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Colossians 3

  1. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
  2. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
  3. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
  4. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
  5. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
  6. For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
  7. In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
  8. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. (1 connected talks)
  9. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; (1 connected talks)
  10. And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: (2 connected talks)
  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, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; (2 connected talks)
  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. (2 connected talks)
  14. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. (1 connected talks)
  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.
  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. (1 connected talks)
  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.
  18. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
  19. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
  20. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. (4 connected talks)
  21. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
  22. Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
  23. And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; (2 connected talks)
  24. Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
  25. 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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