Colossians · Majority Standard Bible
Colossians 3 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
1 SI habéis pues resucitado con Cristo, buscad las cosas de arriba, donde está Cristo sentado á la diestra de Dios.
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
2 Poned la mira en las cosas de arriba, no en las de la tierra.
3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
3 Porque muertos sois, y vuestra vida está escondida con Cristo en Dios.
4 When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
4 Cuando Cristo, vuestra vida, se manifestare, entonces vosotros también seréis manifestados con él en gloria.
5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
5 Amortiguad, pues, vuestros miembros que están sobre la tierra: fornicación, inmundicia, molicie, mala concupiscencia, y avaricia, que es idolatría:
6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
6 Por las cuales cosas la ira de Dios viene sobre los hijos de rebelión.
7 When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.
7 En las cuales vosotros también anduvisteis en otro tiempo viviendo en ellas.
8 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
8 Mas ahora, dejad también vosotros todas estas cosas: ira, enojo, malicia, maledicencia, torpes palabras de vuestra boca.
9 Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
9 No mintáis los unos á los otros, habiéndoos despojado del viejo hombre con sus hechos,
10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
10 Y revestídoos del nuevo, el cual por el conocimiento es renovado conforme á la imagen del que lo crió;
11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
11 Donde no hay Griego ni Judío, circuncisión ni incircuncisión, bárbaro [ni] Scytha, siervo [ni] libre; mas Cristo es el todo, y en todos.
12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
12 Vestíos pues, como escogidos de Dios, santos y amados, de entrañas de misericordia, de benignidad, de humildad, de mansedumbre, de tolerancia;
13 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as Christ forgave you.
13 Sufriéndoos los unos á los otros, y perdonándoos los unos á los otros si alguno tuviere queja del otro: de la manera que Cristo os perdonó, así también hacedlo vosotros.
14 And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
14 Y sobre todas estas cosas [vestíos de] caridad, la cual es el vínculo de la perfección.
15 Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
15 Y la paz de Dios gobierne en vuestros corazones, á la cual asimismo sois llamados en un cuerpo; y sed agradecidos.
16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to the Lord.
16 La palabra de Cristo habite en vosotros en abundancia en toda sabiduría, enseñándoos y exhortándoos los unos á los otros con salmos é himnos y canciones espirituales, con gracia cantando en vuestros corazones al Señor.
17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
17 Y todo lo que hacéis, sea de palabra, ó de hecho, [hacedlo] todo en el nombre del Señor Jesús, dando gracias á Dios Padre por él.
18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
18 Casadas, estad sujetas á vuestros maridos, como conviene en el Señor.
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
19 Maridos, amad á vuestras mujeres, y no seáis desapacibles con ellas.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
20 Hijos, obedeced á vuestros padres en todo; porque esto agrada al Señor.
21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
21 Padres, no irritéis á vuestros hijos, porque no se hagan de poco ánimo.
22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of God.
22 Siervos, obedeced en todo á vuestros amos carnales, no sirviendo al ojo, como los que agradan á los hombres, sino con sencillez de corazón, temiendo á Dios:
23 And whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,
23 Y todo lo que hagáis, hacedlo de ánimo, como al Señor, y no á los hombres;
24 because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. For it is the Lord Christ you are serving.
24 Sabiendo que del Señor recibiréis la compensación de la herencia: porque al Señor Cristo servís.
25 But whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
25 Mas el que hace injuria, recibirá la injuria que hiciere; que no hay acepción de personas.
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Romans 8:6; Matthew 6:33; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Colossians 3:2; Matthew 6:20
- 2 1 John 2:15–17; 1 Chronicles 22:19; Colossians 3:1; Matthew 16:23; Romans 8:4–6
- 3 Galatians 2:20; Romans 6:2; Colossians 2:20; John 5:24; Romans 8:2
- 4 John 11:25; 1 John 3:2; Galatians 2:20; 1 Peter 1:13; Philippians 3:21
- 5 Romans 8:13; Galatians 5:19–21; Galatians 5:24; 1 Peter 2:11; Romans 6:13
- 6 Ephesians 5:6; Romans 1:18; 1 Peter 1:14; Ezekiel 16:45–46; Revelation 22:15
- 7 Ephesians 2:2; 1 Peter 4:3–4; Romans 6:19–20; Titus 3:3; 1 Corinthians 6:11
- 8 Ephesians 4:29; Ephesians 4:22; James 1:20–21; Ephesians 5:4; Colossians 3:5
- 9 Ephesians 4:22; Ephesians 4:25; Leviticus 19:11; Romans 6:6; John 8:44
- 10 Ephesians 4:23–24; Romans 12:2; Colossians 3:12; Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17
- 11 Galatians 3:28–29; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Romans 10:12; Ephesians 3:6; Ephesians 1:23
- 12 Ephesians 4:32; Ephesians 4:2; 1 John 4:19; 2 Peter 1:5–8; Galatians 5:22–23
- 13 Ephesians 4:32; Mark 11:25; James 2:13; Ephesians 4:2; Matthew 6:14–15
- 14 1 Peter 4:8; Ephesians 5:2; 1 Corinthians 13:1–13; Colossians 2:2; John 13:34
- 15 John 14:27; Philippians 4:6–7; Isaiah 26:3; Romans 15:13; Psalm 29:11
- 16 Psalm 119:11; Ephesians 5:19; John 15:7; Romans 10:17; Jeremiah 15:16
- 17 1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:23; Proverbs 3:6; Ephesians 5:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:18
- 18 Ephesians 5:22–6:9; Titus 2:4–5; 1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 3:1–6; Genesis 3:16
- 19 1 Peter 3:7; Genesis 2:23–24; Ephesians 5:25; Colossians 3:21; Ephesians 5:28–29
- 20 Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:1–3; Proverbs 6:20; Matthew 19:19; Matthew 15:4–6
- 21 Proverbs 4:1–4; Ephesians 6:4; Psalm 103:13; Proverbs 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:11
- 22 Ephesians 6:5–7; Galatians 1:10; 1 Timothy 6:1–2; 1 Peter 2:18–19; Titus 2:9–10
- 23 Colossians 3:17; Ephesians 6:6–7; Romans 14:8; 2 Chronicles 31:21; Ecclesiastes 9:10
- 24 Ephesians 6:8; Acts 20:32; Galatians 1:10; Luke 14:14; 1 Corinthians 7:22
- 25 Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Deuteronomy 10:17; Ephesians 6:9
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