Chapter 3

¹If therefore ye have been raised with the Christ, seek the things [which are] above, where the Christ is, sitting at [the] right hand of God: ²have your mind on the things [that are] above, not on the things [that are] on the earth; ³for ye have died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God. ⁴When the Christ is manifested who [is] our life, then shall ye also be manifested with him in glory. ⁵Put to death therefore your members which [are] upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry. ⁶On account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. ⁷In which ye also once walked when ye lived in these things. ⁸But now, put off, ye also, all [these] things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth. ⁹Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds, ¹⁰and having put on the new, renewed into full knowledge according to [the] image of him that has created him; ¹¹wherein there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ [is] everything, and in all. ¹²Put on therefore, as [the] elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; ¹³forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any should have a complaint against any; even as the Christ has forgiven you, so also [do] ye. ¹⁴And to all these [add] love, which is the bond of perfectness. ¹⁵And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful. ¹⁶Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And everything, whatever ye may do in word or in deed, [do] all things in [the] name of [the] Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him. ¹⁸Wives, be subject to [your] husbands, as is fitting in [the] Lord. ¹⁹Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. ²⁰Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in [the] Lord. ²¹Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened. ²²Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord. ²³Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as [doing it] to the Lord, and not to men; ²⁴knowing that of [the] Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ. ²⁵For he that does a wrong shall receive the wrong he has done, and there is no respect of persons.