| 1 | So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. |
| 2 | Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, |
| 3 | for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. |
| 4 | When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. |
| 5 | Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). |
| 6 | On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient. |
| 7 | These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life. |
| 8 | But now you must get rid of all such things — anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. |
| 9 | Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices |
| 10 | and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. |
| 11 | In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all! |
| 12 | As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. |
| 13 | Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. |
| 14 | Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. |
| 15 | And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. |
| 16 | Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs 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. |
| 18 | Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. |
| 19 | Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. |
| 20 | Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord. |
| 21 | Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart. |
| 22 | Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched and in order to please them, but wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord. |
| 23 | Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters, |
| 24 | since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ. |
| 25 | For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong has been done, and there is no partiality. |
