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