Epistle to the Colossians

You have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator.

The Epistle to the Colossians is the twelfth book of the New Testament.

Quotes

• He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
  • Colossians 1:15 NKJV

• For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
  • Colossians 1:16 NKJV

• συνταφέντες αあるふぁὐτたうῷ ἐνにゅー τたうῷ βαπτίσματι, ἐνにゅー ᾧ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ συνηγέρθητε δでるたιいおたὰ τたうῆς πίστεως τたうῆς ἐνεργείας τたうοおみくろんῦ Θεοῦ τたうοおみくろんῦ ἐγείραντος αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー ἐκかっぱ νにゅーεいぷしろんκかっぱρろーῶνにゅー.
  • When you were buried with [Christ] in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.
    • Colossians 2:12 NRSV

• Εいぷしろんἰ οおみくろんὖνにゅー συνηγέρθητε τたうῷ Χριστῷ, τたうὰ ἄνにゅーωおめが ζぜーたηいーたτたうεいぷしろんῖτたうεいぷしろん, οおみくろんὗ ὁ Χριστός ἐστιν ἐνにゅー δでるたεいぷしろんξくしーιいおたᾷ τたうοおみくろんῦ Θεοῦ καθήμενος· τたうὰ ἄνにゅーωおめが φふぁいρろーοおみくろんνにゅーεいぷしろんῖτたうεいぷしろん, μみゅーὴ τたうὰ ἐπぱいὶ τたうῆς γがんまῆς. ἀπεθάνετε γάρ, κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἡ ζぜーたωおめがὴ ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー κέκρυπται σしぐまὺνにゅー τたうῷ Χριστῷ ἐνにゅー τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ.
  • So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
    • Colossians 3:1-3 NRSV

• ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τたうὸνにゅー παλαιὸνにゅー ἄνθρωπον σしぐまὺνにゅー τたうαあるふぁῖς πράξεσιν αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ, κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι τたうὸνにゅー νέον τたうὸνにゅー ἀνακαινούμενον εいぷしろんἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κかっぱαあるふぁτたう’ εいぷしろんἰκόνα τたうοおみくろんῦ κτίσαντος αあるふぁὐτόν.
  • You have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator.
    • Colossians 3:9-10 NRSV

• Ἐνδύσασθε οおみくろんὖνにゅー, ὡς ἐκλεκτοὶ τたうοおみくろんῦ Θεοῦ ἅγιοι κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἠγαπημένοι, σπλάγχνα οおみくろんἰκτιρμοῦ, χρηστότητα, ταπεινοφροσύνην, πραΰτητα, μακροθυμίαν.
  • As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
    • Colossians 3:12 NRSV