Colossians 3:3

Easy To Read Version

Your old sinful self has died, and your new life is kept with Christ in God.

Cross References

Matthew 11:25

Then Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children.

John 14:19

In a very short time the people in the world will not see me any more. But you will see me. You will live because I live.

John 3:16

Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that every person that believes in him would not be lost, but have life forever.

John 4:14

But the person that drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again. That water I give will become like a spring of water flowing inside that person. That water will bring that person life forever.”

John 5:21

The Father raises dead people and gives them life. In the same way, the Son gives life to the people he wants to.

John 5:24

“I tell you the truth. If a person hears what I say and believes in the One (God) who sent me, that person has life forever. That person will not be judged guilty. He has already left death and has entered into life.

John 5:40

But you refuse to come to me to have that life \{you want\}.

Romans 5:10

I mean that while we were God’s enemies, God made friends with us through the death of his Son. So surely, now that we are God’s friends, God will save us through his Son’s life.

Romans 5:21

Sin once used death to rule us. But God gave people more of his grace so that grace could rule by making people right with him. This brings life forever through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:11

In the same way, you should see yourselves as being dead to the power of sin. And see yourselves as being alive for God through Christ Jesus.

Romans 6:2

No! We died to (quit living) our old sinful lives. So how can we continue living with sin?

Romans 8:2

Why? Because in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit {\cf2\super [58]} that brings life made you {\cf2\super [59]} free. It made you {\cf2\super [60]} free from the law that brings sin and death.

1 Corinthians 15:45

Like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [116]} say, “The first man (Adam) became a living thing. {\cf2\super [117]} ” {\cf2\super [118]} But the last Adam (Christ) became a spirit that gives life.

1 Corinthians 2:14

A person that is not spiritual does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. That person thinks that those things are foolish. That person cannot understand the things of the Spirit, because those things can only be judged spiritually.

2 Corinthians 5:14

The love of Christ controls us. Why? Because we know that One (Christ) has died for all people. So all have died.

2 Corinthians 5:7

We live by what we believe, not by what we can see.

Galatians 2:20

So the life that I live now is not really me—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God (Jesus). Jesus is the One who loved me. He gave himself to save me.

Ephesians 3:9

And God gave me the work of telling all people about the plan for God’s secret truth. That secret truth has been hidden in God since the beginning of time. God is the One who created everything.

Philippians 4:7

And God’s peace will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. That peace which God gives is so great that we cannot understand it.

Colossians 1:5

You have faith in Christ and love God’s people because of the hope you have. You know that the things you hope for are saved for you in heaven. You learned about this hope when you heard the true teaching, the Good News {\cf2\super [3]}

Colossians 2:20

You died with Christ and were made free from the worthless rules of the world. So why do you act like you still belong to this world? I mean, why do you follow rules like these:

Colossians 2:3

In Christ all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are safely kept.

Colossians 3:4

Christ is your life. When he comes again, you will share in his glory.

Hebrews 7:25

So Christ can save those people who come to God through him. Christ can do this forever, because he always lives, ready to help people when they come before God.

1 Peter 3:4

No, your beauty should come from inside you—the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. That beauty will never disappear. It is worth very much to God.

1 Peter 4:2

\{Strengthen yourselves\} so that you will live your lives here on earth doing what God wants, not doing the evil things that people want.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, now we are children of God. We have not yet been shown what we will be in the future. But we know that when Christ comes again, we will be like him. We will see him like he really is.

Revelation 2:17

“Every person that hears these things should listen to what the Spirit {\cf2\super [20]} says to the churches!