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