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Colossians 3
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1 If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. CCC
2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. CCC
3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. CCC
4 When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory. CCC
5 Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. CCC · Fathers
6 For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience. CCC
7 You also once walked in those, when you lived in them, CCC
8 but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth. CCC
9 Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings, Fathers
10 and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator, CCC · Fathers
11 where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection. CCC
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord. CCC
17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. CCC
18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. CCC
19 Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them. CCC
20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord. CCC
21 Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged. CCC
22 Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
23 And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
25 But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.
1 Therefore if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God. CCC
2 Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth. CCC
3 For you are dead: and your life is hid with Christ in God. CCC
4 When Christ shall appear, who is your life, then you also shall appear with him in glory. CCC
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence and covetousness, which is the service of idols. CCC · Fathers
6 For which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of unbelief. CCC
7 In which you also walked some time, when you lived in them. CCC
8 But now put you also all away: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, filthy speech out of your mouth. CCC
9 Lie not one to another: stripping yourselves of the old man with his deeds, Fathers
10 And putting on the new, him who is renewed unto knowledge, according to the image of him that created him. CCC · Fathers
11 Where there is neither Gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, bond nor free. But Christ is all and in all.
12 Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience:
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.
14 But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection. CCC
15 And let the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called in one body: and be ye thankful.
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. CCC
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. CCC
18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as it behoveth in the Lord. CCC
19 Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter towards them. CCC
20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord. CCC
21 Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged. CCC
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.
23 Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men:
24 Knowing that you shall receive of the Lord the reward of inheritance. Serve ye the Lord Christ.
25 For he that doth wrong shall receive for that which he hath done wrongfully. And there is no respect of persons with God.
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- CCC 655 “Finally, Christ's Resurrection - and the risen Christ himself is the principle and source of our future resurrection: "Christ has been raised…”
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- CCC 655 “Finally, Christ's Resurrection - and the risen Christ himself is the principle and source of our future resurrection: "Christ has been raised…”
- CCC 1003 “United with Christ by Baptism, believers already truly participate in the heavenly life of the risen Christ, but this life remains "hidden…”
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- CCC 1852 “There are a great many kinds of sins. Scripture provides several lists of them. the Letter to the Galatians contrasts the works…”
- CCC 2518 “The sixth beatitude proclaims, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." "Pure in heart" refers to those who…”
“… of the flesh, and receiving the Holy Spirit; as the apostle says in the Epistle to the Colossians: "Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the earth." And what these are he himself explains: "Fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence; and covetousness, which is idolatry.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book V, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 1852 “There are a great many kinds of sins. Scripture provides several lists of them. the Letter to the Galatians contrasts the works…”
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“… worse, and descending to earthly lusts, has become a partaker in the same designation which belongs to these [lusts, viz., "earthly"], which, when the apostle commands us to lay aside, he says in the same Epistle, "Cast ye off the old man with his deeds.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book V, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 2809 “The holiness of God is the inaccessible center of his eternal mystery. What is revealed of it in creation and history, Scripture…”
“If then [he says], "To live in the flesh, this is the result of labour to me," he did not surely contemn the substance of flesh in that passage where he said, "Put ye off the old man with his works;”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book V, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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