Study Desk

^(C1)Therefore, ^(F1)treat ^(C2)the parts of your earthly body as dead to ^(C3)sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which ^(F2)amounts to idolatry.

For it is because of these things that ^(C1)the wrath of God is coming ^(F1)upon the ^(F2)sons of disobedience,

and ^(C1)in them you also once walked, when you were living ^(F1)in them.

But now you also, ^(C1)rid yourselves of all of them: ^(C2)anger, wrath, malice, slander, and ^(C3)obscene speech from your mouth.

^(F1)(C1)Do not lie to one another, since you ^(C2)stripped off the old ^(F2)self with its evil practices,

and have ^(C1)put on the new self, which is being ^(F1)(C2)renewed to a true knowledge ^(C3)according to the image of the One who ^(C4)created it—

a renewal in which ^(C1)there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, ^(C2)circumcised and uncircumcised, ^(F1)(C3)barbarian, ^(F2)Scythian, ^(C4)slave, and free, but ^(C5)Christ is all, and in all.

So, as those who have been ^(C1)chosen of God, holy and beloved, ^(C2)put on a ^(C3)heart of compassion, kindness, ^(C4)humility, gentleness, and ^(F1)(C5)patience;

^(C1)bearing with one another, and ^(C2)forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; ^(C2)just as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also.

In addition to all these things put on love, which is ^(F1)(C1)the perfect bond of ^(C2)unity.

Let ^(C1)the peace of Christ, to which you were ^(F1)indeed called in ^(C2)one body, ^(F2)rule in your hearts; and ^(F3)be thankful.