1 I f therefore ye have been raised with the Christ, seek the things above, where the Christ is, sitting at right hand of God:

2 h ave your mind on the things above, not on the things on the earth;

3 f or ye have died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God.

4 W hen the Christ is manifested who our life, then shall ye also be manifested with him in glory.

5 P ut to death therefore your members which upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.

6 O n account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

7 I n which ye also once walked when ye lived in these things.

8 B ut now, put off, ye also, all things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.

9 D o not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds,

10 a nd having put on the new, renewed into full knowledge according to image of him that has created him;

11 w herein there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ everything, and in all.

12 P ut on therefore, as elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

13 f orbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any should have a complaint against any; even as the Christ has forgiven you, so also ye.

14 A nd to all these love, which is the bond of perfectness.

15 A nd let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful.

16 L et the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.

17 A nd everything, whatever ye may do in word or in deed, all things in name of Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him.

18 W ives, be subject to husbands, as is fitting in Lord.

19 H usbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

20 C hildren, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in Lord.

21 F athers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened.

22 B ondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.

23 W hatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;

24 k nowing that of Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ.

25 F or he that does a wrong shall receive the wrong he has done, and there is no respect of persons.