If ye then
be risen with Christ, seek those things which are
above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of
God.
02 Set your affection on things above, not on
things on the earth.
03 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with
Christ in God.
04 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear,
then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
05 Mortify therefore your members which are upon
the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate
affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness,
which is idolatry:
06 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh
on the children of disobedience:
07 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye
lived in them.
08 But now ye also put off all these; anger,
wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication
out of your mouth.
09 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, longsuffering;
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.
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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 eyeservice, as
menpleasers; 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.
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