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Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

Therefore, treat the parts of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

For it is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them.

In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

But now you also, rid yourselves of all of them: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene speech from your mouth.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Do not lie to one another, since you stripped off the old self with its evil practices,

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

and have put on the new self, which is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created it—

And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, and free, but Christ is all, and in all.

Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience;

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

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

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

In addition to all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Let the peace of Christ, to which you were indeed called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be thankful.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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.

Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

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.

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Fathers, do not antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Slaves, obey those who are your human masters in everything, not with eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people,

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

For the one who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality.

But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.