Colossians 2:20-3:11

New American Standard Bible

^20 (A)If you have died with Christ ^[a]to the ^(B)elementary principles of the world, ^(C)why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to ^(D)decrees, such as, ²¹ “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!” ²² (which all refer ^(E)to things destined to perish ^[b]with use)—in accordance with the ^(F)commandments and teachings of man? ²³ These are matters which do have the ^[c]appearance of wisdom in ^[d](G)self-made religion and humility and ^(H)severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against ^(I)fleshly indulgence.

Put On the New Self

3 Therefore, if you have been ^(J)raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, ^(K)seated at the right hand of God. ^2 [e](L)Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth. ³ For you have ^(M)died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, ^(N)who is our life, is revealed, ^(O)then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

^5 (P)Therefore, ^[f]treat ^(Q)the parts of your earthly body as dead to ^(R)sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which ^[g]amounts to idolatry. ⁶ For it is because of these things that ^(S)the wrath of God is coming ^[h]upon the ^[i]sons of disobedience, ⁷ and ^(T)in them you also once walked, when you were living ^[j]in them. ⁸ But now you also, ^(U)rid yourselves of all of them: ^(V)anger, wrath, malice, slander, and ^(W)obscene speech from your mouth. ^9 [k](X)Do not lie to one another, since you ^(Y)stripped off the old ^[l]self with its evil practices, ¹⁰ and have ^(Z)put on the new self, which is being ^[m](AA)renewed to a true knowledge ^(AB)according to the image of the One who ^(AC)created it— ¹¹ a renewal in which ^(AD)there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, ^(AE)circumcised and uncircumcised, ^[n](AF)barbarian, ^[o]Scythian, ^(AG)slave, and free, but ^(AH)Christ is all, and in all.