1 *ch. 2:12If then you have been raised with Christ, seek *[Phil. 3:14] the things that are above, where Christ is, *See Eph. 1:20seated at the right hand of God. 2 *See Matt. 16:23Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For *ch. 2:20;See Rom. 6:2you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ *See John 11:25who is your*3:4 Some manuscripts our life *[Phil. 3:21;1 Pet. 1:1,7,13;1 John 2:28;3:2] appears, then you also will appear with him *1 Cor. 15:43in glory.

5 *Rom. 8:13;[Gal. 5:24] Put to death therefore *Rom. 6:13what is earthly in you:*3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth*See Eph. 5:3,5sexual immorality, impurity, *Rom. 1:26passion, evil desire, and covetousness, *[Job 31:25,26]which is idolatry. 6 *See Eph. 5:6On account of these the wrath of God is coming.*3:6 Some manuscripts add upon the sons of disobedience7 *See Eph. 2:2,11In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now *See Eph. 4:22you must put them all away: *Eph. 4:31anger, wrath, malice, *See Eph. 4:29slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 *Lev. 19:11;See Eph. 4:25Do not lie to one another, seeing that *ch. 2:11you have put off *Rom. 6:6;Eph. 4:22the old self*3:9 Greek man; also as supplied in verse 10 with its practices 10 and *Eph. 4:24have put on *See Rom. 6:4the new self, *See Rom. 12:2which is being renewed in knowledge *See Rom. 8:29after the image of *[Eph. 2:10]its creator. 11 *[Rom. 10:12]; See 1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 5:6Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,*3:11 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for Bondservants in verse 22 free; but Christ is *Eph. 1:23all, and in all.

12 *ver. 10Put on then, as *Rom. 8:33God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, *Phil. 2:1compassionate hearts, *Eph. 4:32kindness, *See Eph. 4:2humility, meekness, and patience, 13 *[See ver. 12above] bearing with one another and, *Mark 11:25if one has a complaint against another, *[See ver. 12above]forgiving each other; *[See ver. 12above]as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on *[1 Thess. 5:8]; See Eph. 5:2love, which *Eph. 4:3binds everything together in *Heb. 6:1;[John 17:23]perfect harmony. 15 And let *See Phil. 4:7the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called *Eph. 2:16in one body. And *ver. 17be thankful. 16 Let *John 15:3the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, *See Eph. 5:19singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, *ch. 4:6with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And *ver. 23;1 Cor. 10:31whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, *ch. 1:12;4:2;See Eph. 5:20giving thanks to God the Father through him.

18 *For ch. 3:18–4:1,see Eph. 5:22–6:9Wives, submit to your husbands, as *Eph. 5:4;Philem. 8is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and *Eph. 4:31do not be harsh with them. 20 Children, obey your parents *[Eph. 5:24;Titus 2:9]in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. 22 Bondservants, obey *[See ver. 20above]in everything those who are your earthly masters,*3:22 Or your masters according to the flesh not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 *ver. 17Whatever you do, work heartily, *[Philem. 16]as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord *[Eph. 6:8] you will receive the inheritance as your reward. *[1 Cor. 7:22]You are serving the Lord Christ. 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.