---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: Colossians from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 3
verse_count: 25
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), Colossians, chap. 3, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# Colossians 3

*We should seek the things of God— Exhortation to mortification, to put off the, old man, and to put on Christ. Charity, humility, and other duties.*

**1** If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
**2** Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
**3** For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
**4** When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
**5** Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
**6** For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience;
**7** In the which ye also walked sometime, when ye lived in them.
**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;
**10** 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, long-suffering;
**13** Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
**14** And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
**15** And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
**16** Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
**17** And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
**18** Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
**19** Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
**20** Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
**21** Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
**22** Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
**23** And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
**24** Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord Christ.
**25** But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done; and there is no respect of persons.