3:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Εἰ οὖν συνηγέρθητε τῷ Χριστῷ , τὰ ἄνω ζητεῖτε , οὗ ὁ Χριστός ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θεοῦ καθήμενος ·
Igitur , si consurrexistis cum Christo : quae sursum sunt quaerite , ubi Christus est in dextera Dei sedens :
ወእመሰ ተንሣእክሙ ምስለ ክርስቶስ ዘላዕሉ ኅሡ ኀበ ሀሎ ክርስቶስ በየማነ እግዚአብሔር ይነብር ።
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
3:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὰ ἄνω φρονεῖτε , μὴ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ·
quae sursum sunt sapite , non quae super terram .
ዘላዕሉ ኀልዩ ወአኮ ዘበምድር ።
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
3:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπεθάνετε γάρ , καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν κέκρυπται σὺν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐν τῷ θεῷ .
Mortui enim estis , et vita vestra est abscondita cum Christo in Deo .
እስመ ወዳእክሙ ሞትክሙ ወኅብእት ሕይወትክሙ ምስለ ክርስቶስ በኀበ እግዚአብሔር ።
For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
3:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅταν ὁ Χριστὸς φανερωθῇ , ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν , τότε καὶ ὑμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ φανερωθήσεσθε ἐν δόξῃ .
Cum Christus apparuerit , vita vestra : tunc et vos apparebitis cum ipso in gloria .
ወአመ ይመጽእ ክርስቶስ ይትዐወቅ ሕይወትክሙ ይእተ አሚረ ታስተርእዩ ምስሌሁ በስብሐት ዐቢይ ።
When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
3:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς , πορνείαν , ἀκαθαρσίαν , πάθος , ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν , καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρεία ,
Mortificate ergo membra vestra , quae sunt super terram : fornicationem , immunditiam , libidinem , concupiscentiam malam , et avaritiam , quae est simulacrorum servitus :
አሙትዎ ለነፍስትክሙ ዘዲበ ምድር እምዝሙት ወርኵስ ወመንሱት ወፍትወት እኪት ወትዕግልት ዘውእቱ አምልኮ ጣዖት ።
Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
3:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ δι’ ἃ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ .
propter quae venit ira Dei super filios incredulitatis :
ዘበእንቲኣሁ ይመጽእ መቅሠፍተ እግዚአብሔር ላዕለ ውሉድ ዐላውያን ።
For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
3:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν οἷς καὶ ὑμεῖς περιεπατήσατέ ποτε ὅτε ἐζῆτε ἐν τούτοις ·
in quibus et vos ambulastis aliquando , cum viveretis in illis .
ዘቦቱ ሖርክሙ አንትሙሂ ትካት አመ ሐየውክሙ በዝንቱ ግብር ።
You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,
3:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ νυνὶ δὲ ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς τὰ πάντα , ὀργήν , θυμόν , κακίαν , βλασφημίαν , αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν ·
Nunc autem deponite et vos omnia : iram , indignationem , malitiam , blasphemiam , turpem sermonem de ore vestro .
ወይእዜሰ ኅድግዋ ለመዓት ወለቍጥዓ ወለእከይ ወለፅርፈት ወለነገረ ኀፍረት ወነገረ ከንቱ ኢይፃእ እምአፉክሙ ።
but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.
3:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους , ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ ,
Nolite mentiri invicem , expoliantes vos veterem hominem cum actibus suis ,
ወኢተሐስዉ ቢጸክሙ ዳእሙ ኅድግዎ ለብሉይ ብእሲ ምስለ እኩይ ምግባሩ ።
Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
3:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν νέον τὸν ἀνακαινούμενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κατ’ εἰκόνα τοῦ κτίσαντος αὐτόν ,
et induentes novum eum , qui renovatur in agnitionem secundum imaginem ejus qui creavit illum :
ወልበስዎ ለሐዲስ ብእሲ ዘይትሔደስ በአእምሮ አምሳለ ፈጣሪሁ ።
and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
3:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ Ἰουδαῖος , περιτομὴ καὶ ἀκροβυστία , βάρβαρος , Σκύθης , δοῦλος , ἐλεύθερος , ἀλλὰ τὰ πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν Χριστός .
ubi non est gentilis et Judaeus , circumcisio et praeputium , Barbarus et Scytha , servus et liber : sed omnia , et in omnibus Christus .
ዘአልቦ በኀቤሁ አይሁዳዊ ወኢአረማዊ ኢግዙር ወኢቈላፍ ኢሐቃል ወኢሀገሪት ኢነባሪ ወኢአግዓዚ ዘእንበለ በኵሉ ወበኀበ ኵሉ ክርስቶስ ።
where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.
3:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἐνδύσασθε οὖν ὡς ἐκλεκτοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιοι καὶ ἠγαπημένοι σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ , χρηστότητα , ταπεινοφροσύνην , πραΰτητα , μακροθυμίαν ,
Induite vos ergo , sicut electi Dei , sancti , et dilecti , viscera misericordiae , benignitatem , humilitatem , modestiam , patientiam :
ልበስዎ እንከ ከመ ኅሩያነ እግዚአብሔር ቅዱሳን ወፍቁራን በምሕረት ወበተሣህሎ ወበኂሩት ወትሑት ልብ በየውሀት ወበትዕግሥት ።
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
3:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων καὶ χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοῖς ἐάν τις πρός τινα ἔχῃ μομφήν · καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἐχαρίσατο ὑμῖν οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ·
supportantes invicem , et donantes vobismetipsis si quis adversus aliquem habet querelam : sicut et Dominus donavit vobis , ita et vos .
ጹርዎሙ ለቢጽክሙ ወተጻገዉ በበይናቲክሙ ኅድጉ ለቢጽክሙ ዘተሓየስክምዎሙ ከመ ክርስቶስ ጸገወክሙ ከማሁ አንትሙሂ ግበሩ ።
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.
3:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην , ὅ ἐστιν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος .
Super omnia autem haec , caritatem habete , quod est vinculum perfectionis :
ወምስለ ዝንቱ ኵሉ ተፋቀሩ ዘልፈ እስመ ማእሰረ ተፍጻሜቱ ውእቱ ።
Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
3:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ Χριστοῦ βραβευέτω ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν , εἰς ἣν καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι · καὶ εὐχάριστοι γίνεσθε .
et pax Christi exsultet in cordibus vestris , in qua et vocati estis in uno corpore : et grati estote .
ወሰላሙ ለክርስቶስ ይጽናዕ በልብክሙ ዘሎቱ ተጸዋዕክሙ በአሐዱ ሥጋ ወሀልዉ በአኰቴተ ክርስቶስ ።
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
3:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐνοικείτω ἐν ὑμῖν πλουσίως , ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ διδάσκοντες καὶ νουθετοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς ψαλμοῖς , ὕμνοις , ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς , ἐν τῇ χάριτι ᾄδοντες ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν τῷ θεῷ ·
Verbum Christi habitet in vobis abundanter , in omni sapientia , docentes , et commonentes vosmetipsos , psalmis , hymnis , et canticis spiritualibus , in gratia cantantes in cordibus vestris Deo .
ወአንብቡ መዝሙረ ወስብሐተ ወማኅሌተ ቅድሳት ወቃለ እግዚአብሔር ይጽናዕ በኀቤክሙ ከመ ትብዐሉ በኵሉ ጥበብ ወመሀሩ ነፍሰክሙ ወገሥጹ በመንፈስ ዘምሩ ለእግዚአብሔር በልብክሙ ።
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.
3:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ πᾶν ὅ τι ἂν ποιῆτε ἐν λόγῳ ἢ ἐν ἔργῳ , πάντα ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου Ἰησοῦ , εὐχαριστοῦντες τῷ θεῷ πατρὶ δι’ αὐτοῦ .
Omne , quodcumque facitis in verbo aut in opere , omnia in nomine Domini Jesu Christi , gratias agentes Deo et Patri per ipsum .
ወኵሎ ዘገበርክሙ በስመ እግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ አእኵትዎ ለእግዚአብሔር አብ በእንቲኣሁ ።
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.
3:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ Αἱ γυναῖκες , ὑποτάσσεσθε τοῖς ἀνδράσιν , ὡς ἀνῆκεν ἐν κυρίῳ .
Mulieres , subditae estote viris , sicut oportet , in Domino .
ወአንስትኒ ተአዘዛ ለአምታቲክን ከመ ዘለእግዚአብሔር ።
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
3:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ ἄνδρες , ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας καὶ μὴ πικραίνεσθε πρὸς αὐτάς .
Viri , diligite uxores vestras , et nolite amari esse ad illas .
ዕደውኒ አፍቅሩ አንስቲያክሙ ወኢትግአዝዎን ።
Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.
3:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὰ τέκνα , ὑπακούετε τοῖς γονεῦσιν κατὰ πάντα , τοῦτο γὰρ εὐάρεστόν ἐστιν ἐν κυρίῳ .
Filii , obedite parentibus per omnia : hoc enim placitum est in Domino .
ውሉድኒ ተአዘዙ ለአዝማዲክሙ በኵሉ እስመ ከማሁ ርቱዕ ወይሠምር እግዚአብሔር ።
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
3:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ πατέρες , μὴ ἐρεθίζετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν , ἵνα μὴ ἀθυμῶσιν .
Patres , nolite ad indignationem provocare filios vestros , ut non pusillo animo fiant .
አበውኒ ኢታስተቍጥዑ ውሉደክሙ ከመ ኢይኅዝኑ ።
Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
3:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ δοῦλοι , ὑπακούετε κατὰ πάντα τοῖς κατὰ σάρκα κυρίοις , μὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλίαις ὡς ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι , ἀλλ’ ἐν ἁπλότητι καρδίας , φοβούμενοι τὸν κύριον .
Servi , obedite per omnia dominis carnalibus , non ad oculum servientes , quasi hominibus placentes , sed in simplicitate cordis , timentes Deum .
ነባሪኒ ተአዘዙ ለአጋእዝትክሙ በስፉሕ ልብ ወአኮ በአድልዎ ለገጸ ሰብእ አላ በፍርሀተ እግዚአብሔር ።
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.
3:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὃ ἐὰν ποιῆτε , ἐκ ψυχῆς ἐργάζεσθε , ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις ,
Quodcumque facitis , ex animo operamini sicut Domino , et non hominibus :
ተአምሩ ከመ እምኀበ እግዚአብሔር ትትዐሰዩ እስመ ለክርስቶስ ትትቀነዩ ።
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
3:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπὸ κυρίου ἀπολήμψεσθε τὴν ἀνταπόδοσιν τῆς κληρονομίας . τῷ κυρίῳ Χριστῷ δουλεύετε ·
scientes quod a Domino accipietis retributionem haereditatis . Domino Christo servite .
— knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
3:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ γὰρ ἀδικῶν κομιεῖται ὃ ἠδίκησεν , καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν προσωπολημψία .
Qui enim injuriam facit , recipiet id quod inique gessit : et non est personarum acceptio apud Deum .
— But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.