Colossians 3:8–17
Key:
metaphor
behaviour
to one another
to God
But now you yourselves are to
strip off all these:
anger, rage, malice, slander, filthy language
out of your mouth.
Do not
lie
to
one another
,
seeing as you have
stripped off the old man
with his practices,
and
have clothed yourself with the new man
that is renewed
to a grasp of the
truth
according to the image of him who created it,
where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free
but Christ is all and
in all
.
Therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved,
clothe yourself with
tender mercies, kindness, humility, gentleness, longsuffering;
13
bearing with
one another
,
and
forgiving
one another
, if anyone has a complaint against
another
;
even as Christ
forgave
you, so you also must do;
14
and of top of all these things
adding love
, which is the
bond of perfection
.
15
And
let the peace of Christ rule
in your hearts,
for which purpose you were chosen
in one body
;
and
be thankful [to God]
.
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 thanks in your hearts to the Lord.
17
And
whatever you do in word or deed
,
do all
[to one another] in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father
through him
Parallel in Ephesians 5:18–20
18
And do not get
drunk with wine
, for that is debauchery,
but be
filled with the Spirit
,
19
speaking
to
one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making music to the Lord
with your heart,
20
giving thanks
always and for everything
to God the Father
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
21
submitting
to one another
out of allegiance to Christ.