Colossians 3:1 - Prayer Tents

Keep Focusing on the Messiah

3Therefore, if you have been raised with the Messiah, keep focusing on the things that are above, where the Messiah is seated at the right hand of God.G1487G4891G3767G4891G5547G2212G507G3757G5547G2076G2521G1722G1188G2316

2Keep your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth.G5426G507G3361G1909G1093

3For you have died, and your life has been safely guarded by the Messiah in God.G1063G599G2532G5216G2222G2928G4862G5547G1722G2316

4When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you, too, will be revealed with him in glory.G3752G5547G2257G2222G5319G5119G5319G5210G2532G5319G4862G846G1722G1391

5So put to death your worldly impulses: sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).G3499G3767G5216G3196G3588G1909G1093G4202G167G3806G2556G1939G2532G4124G3748G2076G1495

6It is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient.G1223G3739G3709G2316G2064G1909G5207G543

7You used to behave like them as you lived among them.G1722G3739G5210G2532G4043G4218G3753G2198G1722G846

8But now you must also get rid of anger, wrath, malice, slander, obscene speech, and all such sins.G1161G3570G5210G2532G659G3956G3709G2372G2549G988G148G1537G5216G4750

9Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old nature with its practicesG5574G3361G1519G240G554G3820G444G4862G846G4234

10and have clothed yourselves with the new nature, which is being renewed in full knowledge, consistent with the image of the one who created it.G2532G1746G3501G3588G341G1519G1922G2596G1504G2936G846

11In him there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free person. Instead, the Messiah is all and in all.G3699G1762G3756G1672G2532G2453G4061G2532G203G915G4658G1401G1658G235G5547G3956G2532G1722G3956

12Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.G1746G3767G5613G1588G2316G40G2532G25G4698G3628G5544G5012G4236G3115

13Be tolerant of one another and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you also should forgive.G430G240G2532G5483G1438G1437G5100G2192G3437G4314G5100G2531G2532G5547G5483G5213G3779G2532G5210

14Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which ties everything together in unity.G1161G1909G3956G5125G26G3748G2076G4886G5047

15Let the peace of the Messiah also rule in your hearts, to which you were called in one body, and be thankful.G2532G1018G1515G2316G1018G1722G5216G2588G1519G3739G2532G2564G1722G1520G4983G2532G1096G2170

16Let the word of the Messiah inhabit you richly with wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and singing to God with thankfulness in your hearts.G1774G3056G5547G1774G1722G5213G4146G1722G3956G4678G1321G2532G3560G1438G5568G2532G5215G2532G4152G5603G103G1722G5485G1722G5216G2588G2962

17And whatever you do, whether by speech or action, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.G2532G3748G3956G302G4160G1722G3056G2228G1722G2041G3956G1722G3686G2962G2424G2168G2316G2532G3962G1223G846

Family Duties

18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is appropriate for those who belong to the Lord.G1135G5293G2398G435G5613G433G1722G2962

19Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.G435G25G1135G2532G4087G3361G4087G4314G846

20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.G5043G5219G1118G2596G3956G1063G5124G2076G2101G2962

21Fathers, do not make your children resentful. Otherwise, they'll become discouraged.G3962G2042G3361G5216G5043G3363G120

22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched in order to please them, but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.G1401G5219G2596G3956G2962G2596G4561G3361G1722G3787G5613G441G235G1722G572G2588G5399G2316

23Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were doing it for the Lord and not merely for people.G2532G3956G3748G1437G4160G2038G1537G5590G5613G2962G2532G3756G444

24You know that it is from the Lord that you will receive the inheritance as a reward. It is the Lord Messiah whom you are serving!G1492G3754G575G2962G618G469G2817G1063G1398G2962G5547

25For the person who does what is wrong will be paid back for what he has done without favoritism.G1161G91G2865G91G3739G91G2532G2076G3756G4382