1 N a, ki te mea kua ara ngatahi koutou me te Karaiti, rapua nga mea o runga, o te wahi e noho mai nei a te Karaiti i te ringa matau o te Atua.

If then you have been raised with Christ, keep looking for the good things of heaven. This is where Christ is seated on the right side of God.

2 K ia anga atu to koutou whakaaro ki nga mea o runga, kaua ki nga mea kei te whenua.

Keep your minds thinking about things in heaven. Do not think about things on the earth.

3 K ua mate hoki koutou, a kua oti to koutou ora te huna ki a te Karaiti i roto i te Atua.

You are dead to the things of this world. Your new life is now hidden in God through Christ.

4 I te whakakitenga mai o te Karaiti, o to tatou ora, ko reira hoki koutou whakakitea tahitia ai me ia i runga i te kororia.

Christ is our life. When He comes again, you will also be with Him to share His shining-greatness. The Old Person Put Aside

5 N a, whakamatea o koutou wahi i runga i te whenua; te moe tahae, te poke, te minamina ki te he, te hiahia kino, me te apo, he karakia whakapakoko hoki tena.

Destroy the desires to sin that are in you. These desires are: sex sins, anything that is not clean, a desire for sex sins, and wanting something someone else has. This is worshiping a god.

6 H e mea hoki enei e puta mai ai te riri o te Atua ki nga tamariki a te tutu.

It is because of these sins that the anger of God comes down on those who do not obey Him.

7 I roto hoki koutou i enei mea e haere ana i mua, i a koutou e noho ana i roto i aua mea.

You used to do these sins when you lived that kind of life.

8 T ena ko tenei whakarerea enei mea katoa; te aritarita, te riri, te mauahara, te korero kino, te korero whakarihariha, i roto i o koutou mangai.

Put out of your life these things also: anger, bad temper, bad feelings toward others, talk that hurts people, speaking against God, and dirty talk.

9 K aua e teka tetahi ki tetahi, kua unuhia atu hoki i a koutou te tangata tawhito me ana hanga;

Do not lie to each other. You have put out of your life your old ways.

10 K ua kakahuria nei te tangata hou, e whakahoutia nei i runga i te matauranga kia rite ki te ahua o tona kaihanga.

You have now become a new person and are always learning more about Christ. You are being made more like Christ. He is the One Who made you.

11 K ei reira kahore he Kariki, he Hurai ranei, he kotinga, he kotingakore ranei, he Tautangata, Haitiana, pononga, he rangatira ranei: engari ko te Karaiti te katoa, i roto ano i te katoa.

There is no difference in men in this new life. Greeks and Jews are the same. The man who has gone through the religious act of becoming a Jew and the one who has not are the same. There is no difference between nations. Men who are servants and those who are free are the same. Christ is everything. He is in all of us.

12 N a, kia rite ki te hunga whiriwhiri a te Atua, ki te hunga tapu e arohaina ana, kakahuria iho hoki te ngakau tohu tangata, te ngawari, te ngakau papaku, te ngakau mahaki, te manawanui;

God has chosen you. You are holy and loved by Him. Because of this, your new life should be full of loving-pity. You should be kind to others and have no pride. Be gentle and be willing to wait for others.

13 K ia ata hanga koutou tetahi ki tetahi, me te hohou i te rongo tetahi ki tetahi, ki te mea kei tetahi he take riri ki tetahi: kia rite ki ta te Ariki i hohou nei i te rongo ki a koutou, kia pera ano hoki koutou.

Try to understand other people. Forgive each other. If you have something against someone, forgive him. That is the way the Lord forgave you.

14 A hei waho i enei mea katoa uhia ko te aroha, ko te tauhere tika rawa ia.

And to all these things, you must add love. Love holds everything and everybody together and makes all these good things perfect.

15 A waiho ma te rangimarie a te Karaiti te whakahaere tikanga i roto i o koutou ngakau: i karangatia hoki koutou ki tenei i roto i te tinana kotahi; kia whakawhetai hoki koutou.

Let the peace of Christ have power over your hearts. You were chosen as a part of His body. Always be thankful.

16 K ia noho nui te kupu a te Karaiti i roto i a koutou i runga i te matauranga katoa; me whakaako, me whakatupato tetahi e tetahi ki nga waiata tapu, ki nga himene, ki nga waiata wairua, me te waiata ano ki te Atua i runga i te aroha noa, i roto i o koutou ngakau.

Let the teaching of Christ and His words keep on living in you. These make your lives rich and full of wisdom. Keep on teaching and helping each other. Sing the Songs of David and the church songs and the songs of heaven with hearts full of thanks to God.

17 K o nga mea katoa hoki e mea ai koutou, ko nga kupu, ko nga mahi ranei, kia meinga katoatia i runga i te ingoa o te Ariki, o Ihu, me te whakawhetai ano ki te Atua, ara ki te Matua, i roto i a ia.

Whatever you say or do, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through the Lord Jesus. How Families Should Live

18 E nga wahine, kia ngohengohe ki a koutou tane ake, kia rite ai ta te Ariki tikanga.

Wives, obey your husbands. This is what the Lord wants you to do.

19 E nga tane, arohaina a koutou wahine, kei kaha hoki te riri ki a ratou.

Husbands, love your wives. Do not hold hard feelings against them.

20 E nga tamariki, whakarongo ki o koutou matua i nga mea katoa: he mea pai hoki tenei ki te Ariki.

Children, obey your parents in everything. The Lord is pleased when you do.

21 E nga matua, kei arita noa ki a koutou tamariki, kei ngakaukore ratou.

Fathers, do not be so hard on your children that they will give up trying to do what is right.

22 E nga pononga, kia whakarongo ki o koutou rangatira o te wahi ki te kikokiko i nga mea katoa: kaua hei ta te kanohi mahi, he whakamanawareka tangata hoki tera; engari hei runga i te ngakau tapatahi, me te wehi ano ki te Atua.

You who are servants who are owned by someone, obey your owners. Work hard for them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Work for them as you would for the Lord because you honor God.

23 K o nga mea katoa e mea ai koutou mahia a ngakautia, hei mea ki te Ariki, a ehara i te mea ki nga tangata;

Whatever work you do, do it with all your heart. Do it for the Lord and not for men.

24 M e te matau ano, ka homai e te Ariki ki a koutou te utu, ara te kainga: he pononga hoki koutou na te Ariki, na te Karaiti.

Remember that you will get your reward from the Lord. He will give you what you should receive. You are working for the Lord Christ.

25 K o te tangata hoki e he ana te mahi, ka whakawhiwhia ano ia ki tana he i mahi ai: kahore hoki he whakapai kanohi.

If anyone does wrong, he will suffer for it. God does not respect one person more than another.