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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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Therefore if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that 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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Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.
3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
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For you are dead: and your life is hid 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 shall appear, who is your life, then you also shall 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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Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence and covetousness, which is the service of idols.
6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
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For which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of unbelief.
7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.
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In which you also walked some time, 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 put you also all away: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, filthy speech 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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Lie not one to another: stripping yourselves of 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 putting on the new, him who is renewed unto knowledge, according to the image of him that 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 Gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, bond 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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Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience:
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 any have a complaint against another. Even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also.
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
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But above all these things have charity, 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 Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called in one body: and be ye 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 abundantly: in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God.
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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All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
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Wives, be subject to your husbands, as it behoveth in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
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Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter towards 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, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged.
22 Slaves, 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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Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh: not serving to the eye, as pleasing men: but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.
23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
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Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, 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 you shall receive of the Lord the reward of inheritance. Serve ye 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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For he that doth wrong shall receive for that which he hath done wrongfully. And there is no respect of persons with God.
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