Colossians 3
- 1If you then have risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.
- 2Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
- 3For you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
- 4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then you shall also appear with him in glory.
- 5Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth, sexual immorality, uncleanness, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
- 6For which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
- 7In which you also once walked, when you lived in them.
- 8But now you also put off all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy speech out of your mouth.
- 9Do not lie one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds.
- 10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him who created him.
- 11Where there is no Greek or Jew, circumcision or uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, slave or free. But Christ is all, and in all.
- 12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, hearts of compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, gentleness, patience.
- 13Put up with one another and forgive one another if anyone has a complaint against someone. Even as Christ forgave you, so you also must forgive.
- 14And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
- 15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body, and be thankful.
- 16Let the word of Christ live in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and warning one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
- 17And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
- 18Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
- 19Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them.
- 20Children, obey your parents in all things. For this is well pleasing to the Lord.
- 21Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, so that they do not become discouraged.
- 22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not just to be seen, as people-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
- 23And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men.
- 24Knowing that of the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance. For you serve the Lord Christ.
- 25But he who does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done. And there is no favoritism.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Colossians 3 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVIf ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
GIGAKJVIf you then have risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.
KJVSet your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
GIGAKJVSet your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
KJVFor ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
GIGAKJVFor you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
KJVWhen Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
GIGAKJVWhen Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then you shall also appear with him in glory.
KJVMortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
GIGAKJVPut to death therefore your members which are on the earth, sexual immorality, uncleanness, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
KJVFor which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
GIGAKJVFor which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
KJVIn the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
GIGAKJVIn which you also once walked, when you lived in them.
KJVBut now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
GIGAKJVBut now you also put off all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy speech out of your mouth.
KJVLie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
GIGAKJVDo not lie one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds.
KJVAnd have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
GIGAKJVAnd have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him who created him.
KJVWhere there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
GIGAKJVWhere there is no Greek or Jew, circumcision or uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, slave or free. But Christ is all, and in all.
KJVPut on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
GIGAKJVPut on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, hearts of compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, gentleness, patience.
KJVForbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
GIGAKJVPut up with one another and forgive one another if anyone has a complaint against someone. Even as Christ forgave you, so you also must forgive.
KJVAnd above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
GIGAKJVAnd above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
KJVAnd let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
GIGAKJVAnd let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body, and be thankful.
KJVLet 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.
GIGAKJVLet the word of Christ live in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and warning one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
KJVWives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
GIGAKJVWives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
KJVHusbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
GIGAKJVHusbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them.
KJVChildren, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
GIGAKJVChildren, obey your parents in all things. For this is well pleasing to the Lord.
KJVFathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
GIGAKJVFathers, do not provoke your children to anger, so that they do not become discouraged.
KJVServants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
GIGAKJVServants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not just to be seen, as people-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
KJVAnd whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
GIGAKJVAnd whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men.
KJVKnowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
GIGAKJVKnowing that of the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance. For you serve the Lord Christ.
KJVBut he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
GIGAKJVBut he who does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done. And there is no favoritism.
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