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Kehilah In Colossae 3:1-15 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

1. If therefore you were made to stand up alive in hitkhadshut with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, seek the things above, where Moshiach is, LI'MINI ("at my right hand" TEHILLIM 110:1), sitting at the right hand of Hashem.

2. Place your machshavot (thoughts) above (in Shomayim), not on the things of the Olam Hazeh.

3. For you died and the Chayyim of you has become nistar (hidden, 2:3) with Moshiach in Hashem.

4. When Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach who is Chayyeinu (our Life) is made manifest in hisgalus (revelation), then also you with Him will be made manifest in hisgalus in kavod.

5. Therefore, put to death your evarim (members) in the Olam Hazeh: zenut (fornication), debauchery, sensuality, zimmah (licentiousness), and chamdanut (covetousness), which is avodah zarah (idolatry).

6. Because of such things as these the charon af Hashem habah (the coming burning wrath of Hashem) is on the way.

7. Such was your derech to fier zich (comport oneself), the derech resha'im formerly [TEHILLIM 1:6], when you were living in these things.

8. But now you also put away all these things: ka'as (anger), rage, kavvanah ra'ah (malice) chillul Hashem (blasphemy). Put away loshon hora from your mouth.

9. Do not speak sheker to one another, having disrobed from the Adam hakadmoni (old [unregenerated] humanity) with his ma'asim (works),

10. And instead enrobe with the Adam HaChadash, the one being renewed in da'as in accordance with the demut (1:15; BERESHIS 1:26-27; Pp 2:6) of the One having created him.

11. Here there is neither Yevani nor Yehudi, there is neither those who are or are not of the Bris Milah, there is no uncultured non-Greek speaker, there is no Scythian, eved, or Ben Chorin, but rather Moshiach is all in all.

12. Therefore, as Bechirim (Chosen ones) of Hashem, Kadoshim and ahuvim, enrobe yourselves in tender feelings of rachmei Shomayim (heavenly compassion, mercy), chesed (lovingkindness), anavah (humility), shiflut (lowliness), and savlanut (longsuffering),

13. Being soivel (bearing with) one another and extending selicha (forgiveness) to each other, if it should be that one is murmuring his complaint against another; just as Adoneinu extended selicha to you, so also you should extend selicha.

14. And to all these things add ahavah, which is the agudah of tamimim.

15. And let the shalom of Moshiach arbitrate in your levavot. You were called to this shalom in one NEVELAH [DEVARIM 21:23; cf geviyah, BERESHIS 47:18; cf basar, TEHILLIM 16:9-10; IYOV 19:25-27; YESHAYAH 53:11, guf (body)]. Let there be todah in your levavot.

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