Therefore if
you have been araised
up with Christ
, keep seeking
the things above
, where
Christ
is, bseated
at the right
hand
of God
.
1 aSet your mind
on the things above
, not on the things that are on earth
.
For you have adied and your life
is hidden
with Christ
in God
.
When Christ
, awho is our life
, is revealed
, bthen
you also
will be revealed
with Him in glory
.
aTherefore 1consider
bthe members
of your earthly
body as dead
to 2 cimmorality
, impurity
, passion
, evil
desire
, and greed
, which
3amounts
to idolatry
.
For it is because of these
things
that athe wrath
of God
will come
1upon the sons
of disobedience
,
and ain them you also once
walked
, when
you were living
1in them.
But now you also
, aput
them all
aside
: banger
, wrath
, malice
, slander
, and cabusive
speech
from your mouth
.
1 aDo not lie to one
another
, since you blaid
aside
the old
2self
with its evil practices
,
and have aput on the new
self
who is being 1 brenewed
to a true
knowledge
caccording
to the image
of the One who dcreated
him--
a renewal in which athere
is no
distinction between Greek
and Jew
, bcircumcised
and uncircumcised
, 1 cbarbarian
, Scythian
, dslave
and freeman
, but eChrist
is all
, and in all
.
So, as those who have been achosen
of God
, holy
and beloved
, bput
on a cheart
of compassion
, kindness
, dhumility
, gentleness
and 1 epatience
;
abearing with one
another
, and bforgiving
each
other
, whoever
has
a complaint
against
anyone
; bjust
as the Lord
forgave
you, so
also
should you.
Beyond all
these
things
put on love
, which
is 1 athe perfect
bond
of bunity
.
Let athe peace of Christ
1rule
in your hearts
, to which
2indeed
you were called
in bone
body
; and 3be thankful
.
Let athe word of 1Christ
richly
dwell
within
you, 2with all
wisdom
bteaching
and admonishing
3one
another
cwith psalms
and hymns
and spiritual
songs
, dsinging
4with thankfulness
in your hearts
to God
.
aWhatever you do
in word
or
deed
, do all
in the name
of the Lord
Jesus
, bgiving
thanks
through
Him to God
the Father
.
aWives, bbe subject
to your husbands
, as is fitting
in the Lord
.
aHusbands, love
your wives
and do not be embittered
against
them.
aChildren, be obedient
to your parents
in all
things
, for this
is well-pleasing
1to the Lord
.
aFathers, do not exasperate
your children
, so
that they will not lose
heart
.
aSlaves, in all
things
obey
those
who are your masters
1on earth
, bnot with 2external
service
, as those who
merely please
men
, but with sincerity
of heart
, fearing
the Lord
.
Whatever you do
, do
your work
1heartily
, aas for the Lord
2rather
than
for men
,
aknowing that from the Lord
you will receive
the reward
1of bthe inheritance
. It is the Lord
Christ
whom you cserve
.
For ahe who does wrong
will receive
the consequences of the wrong
which
he has done
, and 1 bthat without
partiality
.