Therefore, if you have been ^araised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, ^bseated at the right hand of God. 2 ^1aSet your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. 3 For you ^adied and your life has been hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, ^awho is our life, is manifested, ^bthen you also will be manifested with Him in glory.

5 ^aTherefore, ¹consider ^bthe members of your earthly body as dead to ^csexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these things, ^athe wrath of God is coming ¹upon the sons of disobedience, 7 and ^ain them you also once walked, when you were living ¹in them. 8 But now you also, ^alay them all aside: ^bwrath, anger, malice, slander, and ^cabusive speech from your mouth. 9 ^1aDo not lie to one another, since you ^bput off the old man with its evil practices, 10 and have ^aput on the new man who is being ^1brenewed to a full knowledge ^caccording to the image of the One who ^dcreated him— 11 a renewal in which ^athere is no distinction between Greek and Jew, ^bcircumcised and uncircumcised, ^1cbarbarian, Scythian, ^dslave, and freeman, but ^eChrist is all and in all.

12 So, as the ^aelect of God, holy and beloved, ^bput on a ^cheart of compassion, kindness, ^dhumility, gentleness, and ^1epatience; 13 ^abearing with one another, and ^bgraciously forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone, ^cjust as the Lord graciously forgave you, so also should you. 14 Above all these things put on love, which is ^1athe perfect bond of ^bunity. 15 And let ^athe peace of Christ ¹rule in your hearts, to which ²indeed you were called in ^bone body, and ³be thankful. 16 Let ^athe word of ¹Christ dwell in you richly, ²with all wisdom ^bteaching and admonishing ³one another ^cwith psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, ^dsinging ⁴with gratefulness in your hearts to God. 17 ^aAnd whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, ^bgiving thanks to God the Father through Him.

18 ^aWives, ^bbe subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 ^aHusbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 20 ^aChildren, obey your parents in all things, for this is pleasing ¹to the Lord. 21 ^aFathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

22 ^aSlaves, in all things obey those who are your masters ¹according to the flesh, ^bnot with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but with ²integrity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do your work ¹heartily, ^aas for the Lord ²rather than for men, 24 ^aknowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward ¹of ^bthe inheritance. ^2cServe the Lord Christ. 25 For ^ahe who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and ^1bthat without partiality.

Therefore, if you have been ^araised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, ^bseated at the right hand of God. 2 ^1aSet your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth. 3 For you have ^adied, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, ^awho is our life, is revealed, ^bthen you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

5 ^aTherefore, ¹treat ^bthe parts of your earthly body as dead to ^csexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which ²amounts to idolatry. 6 For it is because of these things that ^athe wrath of God is coming ¹upon the ²sons of disobedience, 7 and ^ain them you also once walked, when you were living ¹in them. 8 But now you also, ^arid yourselves of all of them: ^banger, wrath, malice, slander, and ^cobscene speech from your mouth. 9 ^1aDo not lie to one another, since you ^bstripped off the old ²self with its evil practices, 10 and have ^aput on the new self, which is being ^1brenewed to a true knowledge ^caccording to the image of the One who ^dcreated it— 11 a renewal in which ^athere is no distinction between Greek and Jew, ^bcircumcised and uncircumcised, ^1cbarbarian, ²Scythian, ^dslave, and free, but ^eChrist is all, and in all.

12 So, as those who have been ^achosen of God, holy and beloved, ^bput on a ^cheart of compassion, kindness, ^dhumility, gentleness, and ^1epatience; 13 ^abearing with one another, and ^bforgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; ^cjust as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also. 14 In addition to all these things put on love, which is ^1athe perfect bond of ^bunity. 15 Let ^athe peace of Christ, to which you were ¹indeed called in ^bone body, ²rule in your hearts; and ³be thankful. 16 Let ^athe word of ¹Christ richly dwell within you, ²with all wisdom ^bteaching and admonishing ³one another ^cwith psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, ^dsinging with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 ^aWhatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, ^bgiving thanks through Him to God the Father.

18 ^aWives, ^bbe subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 ^aHusbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them. 20 ^aChildren, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing ¹to the Lord. 21 ^aFathers, do not ¹antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.

22 ^1aSlaves, obey those who are your ²human masters in everything, ^bnot with ³eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do your work ¹heartily, ^aas for the Lord and not for people, 24 ^aknowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward ¹of ^bthe inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you ^cserve. 25 For ^athe one who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and ^1bthat without partiality.