1750 Challoner Revision of the Douay-Rheims (DR)

Colossians 3

1 He sheweth where we should seek Christ. 5 He exhorteth to mortification, 10 to put off the old man, and to put on Christ, 12 exhorting to charity, humility, and other several duties.

 3:1 ¶ Therefore if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.

 3:2 Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.

 3:3 For you are dead: and your life is hid with Christ in God.

 3:4 When Christ shall appear, who is your life, then you also shall appear with him in glory.

 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence and covetousness, which is the service of idols.

 3:6 For which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of unbelief.

 3:7 In which you also walked some time, when you lived in them.

 3:8 But now put you also all away: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, filthy speech out of your mouth.

 3:9 Lie not one to another: stripping yourselves of the old man with his deeds,

 3:10 And putting on the new, him who is renewed unto knowledge, according to the image of him that created him.

 3:11 Where there is neither Gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, bond nor free. But Christ is all and in all.

 3:12 Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience:

 3:13 Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against another. Even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also.

 3:14 But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.

 3:15 And let the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called in one body: and be ye thankful.

 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly: in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God.

 3:17 All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

 3:18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as it behoveth in the Lord.

 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter towards them.

 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord.

 3:21 Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged.

 3:22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh: not serving to the eye, as pleasing men: but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.

 3:23 Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men:

 3:24 Knowing that you shall receive of the Lord the reward of inheritance. Serve ye the Lord Christ.

 3:25 For he that doth wrong shall receive for that which he hath done wrongfully. And there is no respect of persons with God.