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1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
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If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
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Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
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For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
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When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
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Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
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Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,
7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.
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in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
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But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.
9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
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Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,
10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
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and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.
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where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
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Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
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But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
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And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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Let 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.
17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
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Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
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Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
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Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
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Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
22 Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
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Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.
23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
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And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
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knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
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But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.