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:

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated,

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

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

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

for ye did die, and your life hath been 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.

when the Christ -- our life -- may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested 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.

Put to death, then, your members that upon the earth -- whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry --

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

because of which things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

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

in which also ye -- ye did walk once, when ye lived in them;

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

but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.

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

Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices,

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

and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him;

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

where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, servant, freeman -- but the all and in all -- Christ.

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

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

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.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye;

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

and above all these things, love, which is a bond of the perfection,

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.

and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become 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.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

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.

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, all things in the name of the Lord Jesus -- giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

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

The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;

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

the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;

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

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

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

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

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.

The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

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

and all, whatever ye may do -- out of soul work -- 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.

having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance -- for the Lord Christ ye serve;

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

and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.