KOLOSSENSE 3

Vermaning tot heiligmaking en broederlike liefde.

1  tAS julle dan saam met Christus opgewek is, soek die dinge daarbo waar Christus is en aan die regterhand van God sit.

2 Bedink die dinge wat daarbo is, nie wat op die aarde is nie.

3 Want tjulle het gesterwe, en julle lewe is saam met Christus verborge in God.

4 Wanneer Christus, wat tons lewe is, tgeopenbaar word, dan sal julle ook saam met Hom tin heerlikheid geopenbaar word.

5  tMaak dood dan tjulle lede wat op die aarde is, naamlik thoerery, onreinheid, hartstog, slegte begeertes en gierigheid, twat afgodediens is,

6  twaardeur die toorn van God oor tdie kinders van die ongehoorsaamheid kom,

7 waarin julle ook vroeër gewandel het toe julle daarin geleef het.

8 Maar nou moet julle ook tdit alles aflê, naamlik ttoorn, woede, boosheid, laster, tskandelike taal uit julle mond.

9  tLieg nie vir mekaar nie, omdat julle tdie oue mens met sy werke afgelê het

10 en julle jul met tdie nuwe mens beklee het wat vernuwe word tot kennis na tdie beeld van sy Skepper,

11 waar daar nie tGriek en Jood, tbesnedene en onbesnedene, barbaar, Scith, slaaf, vryman is nie, maar Christus tis alles en in almal.

12 Beklee julle dan, as tuitverkorenes van God, heiliges en geliefdes, met tinnerlike ontferming, tgoedertierenheid, nederigheid, sagmoedigheid, lankmoedigheid.

13  tVerdra mekaar en tvergewe mekaar as die een teen die ander ’n klag het; soos Christus julle vergeef het, so moet julle ook doen.

14 En beklee julle bo dit alles met tdie liefde wat die band van die volmaaktheid is.

15 En laat tdie vrede van God, twaartoe julle ook tin een liggaam geroep is, in julle harte heers, en wees dankbaar.

16 Laat die woord van Christus ryklik in julle woon in alle wysheid. Leer en vermaan mekaar tmet psalms en lofsange en geestelike liedere, en sing in julle hart met dankbaarheid tot eer van die Here.

17 En twat julle ook al doen in woord of in daad, doen alles in die Naam van die Here Jesus en dank God die Vader deur Hom.

Huislike pligte.

18  tVROUE, wees julle mans onderdanig soos dit betaamlik is in die Here.

19  tManne, julle moet jul vroue liefhê en nie teen hulle verbitter word nie.

20  tKinders, julle moet jul ouers in alles gehoorsaam wees, want dit is die Here welbehaaglik.

21  tVaders, moenie julle kinders terg nie, sodat hulle nie moedeloos word nie.

22  tDiensknegte, julle moet jul here na die vlees in alles gehoorsaam wees, nie met oëdiens soos mensebehaers nie, maar in eenvoudigheid van hart, omdat julle God vrees.

23 En wat julle ook al doen, doen dit van harte tsoos vir die Here en nie vir mense nie,

24  tomdat julle weet dat julle van die Here tdie erfenis as vergelding sal ontvang, want julle dien die Here Christus.
25 Maar wie onreg doen, sal die onreg wat hy gedoen het, terug ontvang; en tdaar is geen aanneming van die persoon nie.

Colossians 3

1 If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.4 When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.5 Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;6 for which things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.7 You also once walked in those, when you lived in them;8 but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.9 Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,10 and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

11 where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

19 Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

21 Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
22 Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.23 And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

25 But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.