1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those
things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the
right hand of God.
2Set your affection on things above, not on
things on the earth.
3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with
Christ in God.
4When Christ, who
is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also
appear with him in glory.
5Mortify therefore your members which are
upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate
affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness,
which is idolatry:
6For which things' sake the wrath of God
cometh on the children of disobedience:
7In the which ye also walked some time, when
ye lived in them.
8But now ye also put off all these; anger,
wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out
of your mouth.
9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have
put off the old man with his deeds;
10And have put on the new man,
which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him
that created him:
11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew,
circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian,
Scythian, bond nor free:
but Christ is all,
and in all.
12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy
and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness
of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one
another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even
as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14And above all these things put
on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15And let the peace of God rule in your
hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body;
and be ye thankful.
16Let 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.
17And 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.
18Wives, submit yourselves unto your own
husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
19Husbands, love your wives,
and be not bitter against them.
20Children, obey your parents
in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the
Lord.
21Fathers, provoke not your children to
anger, lest they be discouraged.
22Servants, obey in all things your masters
according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as
menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing
God:
23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,
as to the Lord, and not unto men;
24Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive
the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord
Christ.
25But he that doeth wrong shall receive for
the wrong which he hath done: and there is no
respect of persons.