3:1 | If ye then were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. |
3:2 | Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. |
3:3 | For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. |
3:4 | When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. |
3:5 | Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; immorality, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry: |
3:6 | For which things' the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: |
3:7 | In which ye also walked once, when ye lived with them. |
3:8 | But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. |
3:9 | Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his deeds; |
3:10 | And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: |
3:11 | Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all. |
3:12 | Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, tender mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; |
3:13 | Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man hath a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye. |
3:14 | And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness. |
3:15 | And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. |
3:16 | 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. |
3:17 | And whatever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. |
3:18 | Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. |
3:19 | Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them. |
3:20 | Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord. |
3:21 | Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged. |
3:22 | Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: |
3:23 | And whatever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men; |
3:24 | Knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. |
3:25 | But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. |