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Colossians 3

The Message Bible MSG

1 So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides.

2 Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ - that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

3 Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life - even though invisible to spectators - is with Christ in God. He is your life.

4 When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up, too - the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.

5 And that means killing off everything connected with that way of death: sexual promiscuity, impurity, lust, doing whatever you feel like whenever you feel like it, and grabbing whatever attracts your fancy. That's a life shaped by things and feelings instead of by God.

6 It's because of this kind of thing that God is about to explode in anger.

7 It wasn't long ago that you were doing all that stuff and not knowing any better.

8 But you know better now, so make sure it's all gone for good: bad temper, irritability, meanness, profanity, dirty talk.

9 Don't lie to one another. You're done with that old life. It's like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes you've stripped off and put in the fire.

10 Now you're dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom-made by the Creator, with his label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete.

11 Words like Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and irreligious, insider and outsider, uncivilized and uncouth, slave and free, mean nothing. From now on everyone is defined by Christ, everyone is included in Christ.

12 So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline.

13 Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you.

14 And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

15 Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness.

16 Let the Word of Christ - the Message - have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God!

17 Let every detail in your lives - words, actions, whatever - be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.

18 Wives, understand and support your husbands by submitting to them in ways that honor the Master.

19 Husbands, go all out in love for your wives. Don't take advantage of them.

20 Children, do what your parents tell you. This delights the Master no end.

21 Parents, don't come down too hard on your children or you'll crush their spirits.

22 Servants, do what you're told by your earthly masters. And don't just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best.

23 Work from the heart for your real Master, for God,

24 confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're serving is Christ.

25 The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being Christian doesn't cover up bad work.

The Latin Vulgate VUL

1 igitur si conresurrexistis Christo quae sursum sunt quaerite ubi Christus est in dextera Dei sedens

2 quae sursum sunt sapite non quae supra terram

3 mortui enim estis et vita vestra abscondita est cum Christo in Deo

4 cum Christus apparuerit vita vestra tunc et vos apparebitis cum ipso in gloria

5 mortificate ergo membra vestra quae sunt super terram fornicationem inmunditiam libidinem concupiscentiam malam et avaritiam quae est simulacrorum servitus

6 propter quae venit ira Dei super filios incredulitatis

7 in quibus et vos ambulastis aliquando cum viveretis in illis

8 nunc autem deponite et vos omnia iram indignationem malitiam blasphemiam turpem sermonem de ore vestro

9 nolite mentiri invicem expoliantes vos veterem hominem cum actibus eius

10 et induentes novum eum qui renovatur in agnitionem secundum imaginem eius qui creavit eum

11 ubi non est gentilis et Iudaeus circumcisio et praeputium barbarus et Scytha servus et liber sed omnia et in omnibus Christus

12 induite vos ergo sicut electi Dei sancti et dilecti viscera misericordiae benignitatem humilitatem modestiam patientiam

13 subportantes invicem et donantes vobis ipsis si quis adversus aliquem habet querellam sicut et Dominus donavit vobis ita et vos

14 super omnia autem haec caritatem quod est vinculum perfectionis

15 et pax Christi exultet in cordibus vestris in qua et vocati estis in uno corpore et grati estote

16 verbum Christi habitet in vobis abundanter in omni sapientia docentes et commonentes vosmet ipsos psalmis hymnis canticis spiritalibus in gratia cantantes in cordibus vestris Deo

17 omne quodcumque facitis in verbo aut in opere omnia in nomine Domini Iesu gratias agentes Deo et Patri per ipsum

18 mulieres subditae estote viris sicut oportet in Domino

19 viri diligite uxores et nolite amari esse ad illas

20 filii oboedite parentibus per omnia hoc enim placitum est in Domino

21 patres nolite ad indignationem provocare filios vestros ut non pusillo animo fiant

22 servi oboedite per omnia dominis carnalibus non ad oculum servientes quasi hominibus placentes sed in simplicitate cordis timentes Dominum

23 quodcumque facitis ex animo operamini sicut Domino et non hominibus

24 scientes quod a Domino accipietis retributionem hereditatis Domino Christo servite

25 qui enim iniuriam facit recipiet id quod inique gessit et non est personarum acceptio