Colossians 3:10
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
- KJV
- And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
- WEB
- and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
- ASV
- and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:
- DARBY
- and having put on the new, renewed into full knowledge according to [the] image of him that has created him;
- BLB
- and having put on the new, the one being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the One having created him,
- ÅB
- og ikledd dere det nye, som fornyes til kunnskap etter sin skapers bilde;
- OTB
- og har ikledd dere det nye mennesket, som blir fornyet i kunnskap etter sin Skapers bilde.
- B1930
- og iklædd eder det nye, som fornyes til kunnskap efter sin skapers billede;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:23–24
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Read in contextRomans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Read in contextColossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Read in contextEphesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Read in contextPsalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Read in contextEzekiel 11:19
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
Read in contextColossians 3:14
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
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