Put On the New Self

¹bIf then you have been raised with Christ, seek cthe things that are above, where Christ is, dseated at the right hand of God. ²eSet your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. ³For fyou have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ gwho is your1 life happears, then you also will appear with him iin glory.

⁵jPut to death therefore kwhat is earthly in you:2 lsexual immorality, impurity, mpassion, evil desire, and covetousness, nwhich is idolatry. ⁶oOn account of these the wrath of God is coming.3 ⁷pIn these you too once walked, when you were living in them. ⁸But now qyou must put them all away: ranger, wrath, malice, sslander, and obscene talk from your mouth. ⁹tDo not lie to one another, seeing that uyou have put off vthe old self4 with its practices ¹⁰and whave put on xthe new self, ywhich is being renewed in knowledge zafter the image of aits creator. ¹¹bHere there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,5 free; but Christ is call, and in all.

¹²dPut on then, as eGod's chosen ones, holy and beloved, fcompassionate hearts, gkindness, hhumility, meekness, and patience, ¹³hbearing with one another and, iif one has a complaint against another, gforgiving each other; gas the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ¹⁴And above all these put on jlove, which kbinds everything together in lperfect harmony. ¹⁵And let mthe peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called nin one body. And obe thankful. ¹⁶Let pthe word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, qsinging psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, rwith thankfulness in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And swhatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, tgiving thanks to God the Father through him.

Rules for Christian Households

¹⁸uWives, submit to your husbands, as vis fitting in the Lord. ¹⁹Husbands, love your wives, and wdo not be harsh with them. ²⁰Children, obey your parents xin everything, for this pleases the Lord. ²¹Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. ²²Bondservants, obey xin everything those who are your earthly masters,6 not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. ²³yWhatever you do, work heartily, zas for the Lord and not for men, ²⁴knowing that from the Lord ayou will receive the inheritance as your reward. bYou are serving the Lord Christ. ²⁵For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.