1 ¶ If ye then are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where the Christ sits at the 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 S et your sight on things above, not on things on the earth.

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

3 F or ye are dead 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 Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, 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 ¶ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil lust, and covetousness, 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 f or which things’ sake the wrath of God comes on 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 walked some time, when ye lived in them.

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

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

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

9 L ie not one to another, putting off the old man with his deeds

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

10 a nd being clothed with the new man, who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one that 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 here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, slave nor free: but Christ is all 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 ¶ Clothed, therefore, (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) with bowels of mercies, with kindness, with humility, with meekness, with tolerance,

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 anyone has a quarrel against another: even as Christ forgave you, so also do 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 above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfection.

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

15 A nd let the peace of God rule in your hearts, into which likewise ye are called into one body, and be ye 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 in abundance in all wisdom, teaching you and exhorting you one to another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts unto the Lord.

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 whatever ye do whether in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the God and 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 ¶ Wives, be subject to your own husbands as it is fit in the Lord.

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

19 H usbands, love your wives and do not be 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 unto the Lord.

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

21 F athers, provoke not your children lest they become disheartened.

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

22 S laves, in all things hearken unto your masters according to the flesh, not serving to be seen as those who only please men, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

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 A nd whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men,

and all, whatever ye may do -- out of soul work -- as to the Lord, and not to men,

24 k nowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance, for 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 B ut he that does wrong shall receive the wrong which he has done, now that 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.