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¹ IF you then are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.² Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth,³ For you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.⁴ When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with him in glory.

⁵ Mortify therefore your earthly members: immorality, uncleanness, intemperate desires, evil lusts, and covetousness, for these are idolatry;⁶ And it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.⁷ In the past you also lived among these things, and you were perverted by them.

⁸ But now put off from you all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, foul conversation.⁹ Do not lie one to another, but put away the old life with all its practices;¹⁰ And put on the new life which is renewed in knowledge after the pattern in which it was originally created:¹¹ Where there is neither Jew nor Syrian, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Greek nor barbarian, slave nor freeman; but Christ is all and in all men.

¹² Therefore as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on mercy, kindness, gentleness, humbleness of mind, meekness, patience;¹³ Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another; and if any one has a complaint against his fellow man, just as Christ forgave you, so should you also forgive.¹⁴ And with all these things have love, which is the bond of perfection.¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ govern your hearts; for that end, you are called in one body; and be thankful to Christ;¹⁶ And let his word dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.¹⁷ And whatever you do in word or deed, do it in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

¹⁸ Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as it is appropriate in Christ.¹⁹ Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter toward them.²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto our LORD.²¹ Parents, do not provoke your children, that they may not be discouraged.²² Servants, obey your human masters in all things, not with eyeservice, as men pleasers; but with a sincere heart, in fear of the LORD.²³ And whatever you do, do it with your whole soul, as to our LORD and not unto men;²⁴ Knowing that from the LORD you shall receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the LORD Christ.²⁵ But the wrongdoer shall be rewarded according to the wrong which he has done: and there is no respect of persons.