1 If then you were *Rom. 6:5; Eph. 2:6; Col. 2:12raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, *Ps. 68:18; 110:1; (Rom. 8:34); Eph. 1:20where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the *(Matt. 6:19–21)earth. 3 *(Rom. 6:2; 2 Cor. 5:14; Gal. 2:20); Col. 2:20For you died, *(2 Cor. 5:7)and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 *(1 John 3:2)When Christ whois*John 14:6our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in *1 Cor. 15:43glory.

5 *(Rom. 8:13)Therefore put to death *(Rom. 6:13)your members which are on the earth: *Eph. 5:3fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, *Mark 7:21; 1 Cor. 6:9, 18; 2 Cor. 12:21; Gal. 5:19; Eph. 4:19; 5:3, 5which is idolatry. 6 *Rom. 1:18; Eph. 5:6; Rev. 22:15Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon *(Eph. 2:2)the sons of disobedience, 7 *1 Cor. 6:11; (Eph. 2:2); Titus 3:3in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

8 *Eph. 4:22; 1 Pet. 2:1But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who *Rom. 12:2; 2 Cor. 4:16is renewed in knowledge *(Rom. 8:29)according to the image of Him who *(Eph. 2:10)created him, 11 where there is neither *Rom. 10:12; (1 Cor. 12:13); Gal. 3:27, 28Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, *Eph. 1:23but Christ is all and in all.

12 Therefore, *(1 Pet. 1:2)as the elect of God, holy and beloved, *Luke 1:78; Phil. 2:1; 1 John 3:17put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 *(Mark 11:25)bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also mustdo.14 *1 Pet. 4:8But above all these things *(1 Cor. 13)put on love, which is the *Eph. 4:3bond of perfection. 15 And let *(John 14:27; Phil. 4:7)the peace of God rule in your hearts, *1 Cor. 7:15to which also you were called *Eph. 4:4in one body; and *(1 Thess. 5:18)be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another *Eph. 5:19in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And *1 Cor. 10:31whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

18 *1 Pet. 3:1Wives, submit to your own husbands, *(Col. 3:18—4:1; Eph. 5:22—6:9)as is fitting in the Lord.

19 *(Eph. 5:25; 1 Pet. 3:7)Husbands, love your wives and do not be *Eph. 4:31bitter toward them.

20 *Eph. 6:1Children, obey your parents *Eph. 5:24in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.

21 *Eph. 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

22 *Eph. 6:5; (1 Tim. 6:1); Titus 2:9; 1 Pet. 2:18Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. 23 *(Eccl. 9:10)And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 *Eph. 6:8knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; *1 Cor. 7:22for you serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and *Rom. 2:11there is no partiality.