1 As julle dan saam met Christus opgewek is, soek die dinge daarbo waar Christus is en aan die regterhand van God sit.

2 Bedink die dinge wat daarbo is, nie wat op die aarde is nie.

3 Want julle het gesterwe, en julle lewe is saam met Christus verborge in God.

4 Wanneer Christus, wat ons lewe is, geopenbaar word, dan sal julle ook saam met Hom in heerlikheid geopenbaar word.

5 Maak dood dan julle lede wat op die aarde is, naamlik hoerery, onreinheid, hartstog, slegte begeertes en gierigheid, wat afgodediens is,

6 waardeur die toorn van God oor die kinders van die ongehoorsaamheid kom,

7 waarin julle ook vroeër gewandel het toe julle daarin geleef het.

8 Maar nou moet julle ook dit alles aflê, naamlik toorn, woede, boosheid, laster, skandelike taal uit julle mond.

9 Lieg nie vir mekaar nie, omdat julle die oue mens met sy werke afgelê het

10 en julle jul met die nuwe mens beklee het wat vernuwe word tot kennis na die beeld van sy Skepper,

11 waar daar nie Griek en Jood, besnedene en onbesnedene, barbaar, Skith, slaaf, vryman is nie, maar Christus is alles en in almal.

12 Beklee julle dan, as uitverkorenes van God, heiliges en geliefdes, met innerlike ontferming, goedertierenheid, nederigheid, sagmoedigheid, lankmoedigheid.

13 Verdra mekaar en vergewe mekaar as die een teen die ander 'n klag het; soos Christus julle vergeef het, so moet julle ook doen.

14 En beklee julle bo dit alles met die liefde wat die band van die volmaaktheid is.

15 En laat die vrede van God, waartoe julle ook in een liggaam geroep is, in julle harte heers, en wees dankbaar.

16 Laat die woord van Christus ryklik in julle woon in alle wysheid. Leer en vermaan mekaar met psalms en lofsange en geestelike liedere, en sing in julle hart met dankbaarheid tot eer van die Here.

17 En wat julle ook al doen in woord of in daad, doen alles in die Naam van die Here Jesus en dank God die Vader deur Hom.

18 Vroue, wees julle mans onderdanig soos dit betaamlik is in die Here.

19 Manne, julle moet jul vroue liefhê en nie teen hulle verbitter word nie.

20 Kinders, julle moet jul ouers in alles gehoorsaam wees, want dit is die Here welbehaaglik.

21 Vaders, moenie julle kinders terg nie, sodat hulle nie moedeloos word nie.

22 Diensknegte, julle moet jul here na die vlees in alles gehoorsaam wees, nie met oëdiens soos mensebehaers nie, maar in eenvoudigheid van hart, omdat julle God vrees.

23 En wat julle ook al doen, doen dit van harte soos vir die Here en nie vir mense nie,

24 omdat julle weet dat julle van die Here die erfenis as vergelding sal ontvang, want julle dien die Here Christus.

25 Maar wie onreg doen, sal die onreg wat hy gedoen het, terug ontvang; en daar is geen aanneming van die persoon nie.

1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.

5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; 6 for which things’ sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience: 7 wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things; 8 but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth: 9 lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, 10 and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him: 11 where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God. 17 And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: 23 whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; 24 knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ. 25 For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.