{
    "translation": "Basic English Bible",
    "abbreviation": "basicenglish",
    "lang": "en",
    "language": "English",
    "direction": "LTR",
    "encoding": "",
    "book_nr": 51,
    "book_name": "Colossians",
    "chapter": 3,
    "name": "Colossians 3",
    "verses": [
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 1,
            "name": "Colossians 3:1",
            "text": "If then you have a new life with Christ, give your attention to the things of heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 2,
            "name": "Colossians 3:2",
            "text": "Keep your mind on the higher things, not on the things of earth."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 3,
            "name": "Colossians 3:3",
            "text": "For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 4,
            "name": "Colossians 3:4",
            "text": "At the coming of Christ who is our life, you will be seen with him in glory."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 5,
            "name": "Colossians 3:5",
            "text": "Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;"
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 6,
            "name": "Colossians 3:6",
            "text": "Because of which the wrath of God comes on those who go against his orders;"
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 7,
            "name": "Colossians 3:7",
            "text": "Among whom you were living in the past, when you did such things."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 8,
            "name": "Colossians 3:8",
            "text": "But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;"
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 9,
            "name": "Colossians 3:9",
            "text": "Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,"
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 10,
            "name": "Colossians 3:10",
            "text": "And have put on the new man, which has become new in knowledge after the image of his maker;"
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 11,
            "name": "Colossians 3:11",
            "text": "Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 12,
            "name": "Colossians 3:12",
            "text": "As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;"
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 13,
            "name": "Colossians 3:13",
            "text": "Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:"
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 14,
            "name": "Colossians 3:14",
            "text": "And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 15,
            "name": "Colossians 3:15",
            "text": "And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 16,
            "name": "Colossians 3:16",
            "text": "Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 17,
            "name": "Colossians 3:17",
            "text": "And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 18,
            "name": "Colossians 3:18",
            "text": "Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as is right in the Lord."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 19,
            "name": "Colossians 3:19",
            "text": "Husbands, have love for your wives, and be not bitter against them."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 20,
            "name": "Colossians 3:20",
            "text": "Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 21,
            "name": "Colossians 3:21",
            "text": "Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 22,
            "name": "Colossians 3:22",
            "text": "Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:"
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 23,
            "name": "Colossians 3:23",
            "text": "Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;"
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 24,
            "name": "Colossians 3:24",
            "text": "Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ."
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 25,
            "name": "Colossians 3:25",
            "text": "For the wrongdoer will have punishment for the wrong he has done, without respect for any man's position."
        }
    ]
}