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Colossians Chapter 3

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Colossians

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In this chapter Paul urges believers to set their minds on heavenly things rather than earthly concerns. He outlines practical instructions for Christian conduct in the body of Christ, emphasizing love, respect, humility, and proper conduct toward slaves, masters, and fellow believers.

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(1) If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
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Colossians 2:12Colossians 2:13Colossians 2:20Romans 6:4Romans 6:5Romans 6:9Romans 6:10Romans 6:11Galatians 2:19Galatians 2:20Ephesians 1:19Ephesians 1:20

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Nehemiah 12:39John 3:31Zephaniah 2:3

(2) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
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Colossians 3:1I Chronicles 22:19I Chronicles 29:3Psalms 62:10Psalms 91:14Psalms 119:36Psalms 119:37Proverbs 23:5Ecclesiastes 7:14Matthew 16:23Romans 8:4Romans 8:5

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Nehemiah 12:39John 3:31

(3) For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
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Colossians 2:20Romans 6:2Galatians 2:20Colossians 3:4Colossians 1:5John 3:16John 4:14John 5:21John 5:24John 5:40John 6:39John 6:40

(4) When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
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John 11:25John 14:6John 20:31Acts 3:15Galatians 2:20II Timothy 1:1I John 1:1I John 1:2I John 5:12Revelation 2:7Revelation 22:1Revelation 22:14

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Deuteronomy 16:16I John 3:2

(5) Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
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Romans 6:6Romans 8:13Galatians 5:24Ephesians 5:3Ephesians 5:4Ephesians 5:5Ephesians 5:6Romans 6:13Romans 7:5Romans 7:23James 4:1Matthew 15:19

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Ephesians 5:3Romans 6:19I Corinthians 6:15

(6) For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
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Romans 1:18Ephesians 5:6Revelation 22:15Isaiah 57:4Ezekiel 16:45Ezekiel 16:46Ephesians 2:2Ephesians 2:3I Peter 1:14II Peter 2:14

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Proverbs 1:27Ephesians 5:6

(7) In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
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Colossians 2:13Romans 6:19Romans 6:20Romans 7:5I Corinthians 6:11Ephesians 2:2Titus 3:3I Peter 4:3I Peter 4:4

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Ephesians 4:11II Samuel 17:9Matthew 13:8Matthew 13:23Mark 4:8Mark 4:20

(8) But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
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Colossians 3:5Colossians 3:9Ephesians 4:22Hebrews 12:1James 1:21I Peter 2:1Psalms 37:8Proverbs 17:14Proverbs 19:19Proverbs 29:22Matthew 5:22Romans 13:13

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Ephesians 4:31

(9) Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
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Leviticus 19:11Isaiah 63:8Jeremiah 9:3Jeremiah 9:4Jeremiah 9:5Zephaniah 3:13Zechariah 8:16John 8:44Ephesians 4:25I Timothy 1:10Titus 1:12Titus 1:13

(10) And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
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Colossians 3:12Colossians 3:14Job 29:14Isaiah 52:1Isaiah 59:17Romans 13:12Romans 13:14I Corinthians 15:53I Corinthians 15:54Galatians 3:27Ephesians 4:24Ezekiel 11:19

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Genesis 1:27Leviticus 26:1Jeremiah 10:14Jeremiah 51:17Revelation 13:15

(11) Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
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Psalms 117:2Isaiah 19:23Isaiah 19:24Isaiah 19:25Isaiah 49:6Isaiah 52:10Isaiah 66:18Isaiah 66:19Isaiah 66:20Isaiah 66:21Isaiah 66:22Jeremiah 16:19

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Romans 4:10Galatians 3:28Romans 2:25Romans 2:26

(12) Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
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Colossians 3:10Ephesians 4:24Isaiah 42:1Isaiah 45:4Isaiah 65:9Isaiah 65:22Matthew 24:22Matthew 24:24Matthew 24:31Mark 13:20Mark 13:22Mark 13:27

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Song of Solomon 5:9

(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.
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Romans 15:1Romans 15:2II Corinthians 6:6Galatians 6:2Ephesians 4:2Ephesians 4:32Matthew 5:44Matthew 6:12Matthew 6:14Matthew 6:15Matthew 18:21Matthew 18:22

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II Corinthians 2:10

(14) And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
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Colossians 2:2John 13:34John 15:12Romans 13:8I Corinthians 13:1I Corinthians 13:2I Corinthians 13:3I Corinthians 13:4I Corinthians 13:5I Corinthians 13:6I Corinthians 13:7I Corinthians 13:8

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Nehemiah 12:39John 3:31I Peter 4:8I Corinthians 13:4

(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.
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Psalms 29:11Isaiah 26:3Isaiah 27:5Isaiah 57:15Isaiah 57:19John 14:27John 16:33Romans 5:1Romans 14:17Romans 15:13II Corinthians 5:19II Corinthians 5:20

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I Corinthians 15:44Judges 8:23Luke 11:34I Corinthians 12:12

(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.
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John 5:39John 5:40II Timothy 3:15Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 4:13I Peter 1:11I Peter 1:12Revelation 19:10Deuteronomy 6:6Deuteronomy 6:7Deuteronomy 6:8Deuteronomy 6:9

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Ephesians 5:19Romans 11:6I Corinthians 15:10I Kings 4:30I Corinthians 2:13

(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.
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Colossians 3:23II Chronicles 31:20II Chronicles 31:21Proverbs 3:6Romans 14:6Romans 14:7Romans 14:8I Corinthians 10:31II Thessalonians 2:17I John 3:18Micah 4:5Matthew 28:19

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Philippians 4:8Leviticus 11:42

(18) Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
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Genesis 3:16Esther 1:20I Corinthians 11:3I Corinthians 14:34Ephesians 5:22Ephesians 5:23Ephesians 5:24Ephesians 5:33I Timothy 2:12Titus 2:4Titus 2:5I Peter 3:1

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Ephesians 5:22Jeremiah 29:6I Peter 3:1Isaiah 8:9

(19) Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
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Genesis 2:23Genesis 2:24Genesis 24:67Proverbs 5:18Proverbs 5:19Ecclesiastes 9:9Malachi 2:14Malachi 2:15Malachi 2:16Luke 14:26Ephesians 5:25Ephesians 5:28

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Luke 6:32Jeremiah 29:6Ephesians 5:25I Peter 3:1Hosea 3:1Titus 2:4

(20) Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
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Genesis 28:7Exodus 20:12Leviticus 19:3Deuteronomy 21:18Deuteronomy 21:19Deuteronomy 21:20Deuteronomy 21:21Deuteronomy 27:16Proverbs 6:20Proverbs 20:20Proverbs 30:11Proverbs 30:17

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II Kings 4:26Jeremiah 42:6

(21) Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
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Psalms 103:13Proverbs 3:12Proverbs 4:1Proverbs 4:2Proverbs 4:3Proverbs 4:4Ephesians 6:4I Thessalonians 2:11Hebrews 12:5Hebrews 12:6Hebrews 12:7Hebrews 12:8

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Deuteronomy 32:21Jeremiah 7:19

(22) Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
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Colossians 3:20Psalms 123:2Malachi 1:6Matthew 8:9Luke 6:46Luke 7:8Ephesians 6:5Ephesians 6:6Ephesians 6:7I Timothy 6:1I Timothy 6:2Titus 2:9

(23) And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
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Colossians 3:17II Chronicles 31:21Psalms 47:6Psalms 47:7Psalms 103:1Psalms 119:10Psalms 119:34Psalms 119:145Ecclesiastes 9:10Jeremiah 3:10I Peter 1:22Zechariah 7:5

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Philippians 4:8Leviticus 11:42

(24) Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
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Colossians 2:18Genesis 15:1Ruth 2:12Proverbs 11:18Matthew 5:12Matthew 5:46Matthew 6:1Matthew 6:2Matthew 6:5Matthew 6:16Matthew 10:41Luke 6:35

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Matthew 10:41Numbers 33:54Numbers 36:3Numbers 36:4Hebrews 11:8Joshua 24:15

(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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I Corinthians 6:7I Corinthians 6:8I Thessalonians 4:6Philemon 1:18II Corinthians 5:10Hebrews 2:2Colossians 4:1Leviticus 19:15Deuteronomy 1:17Deuteronomy 10:17II Samuel 14:14II Chronicles 19:7

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II Corinthians 7:12

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