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Chapter 3 |
1 | If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those
things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. |
2 | Set your
affection on things above, not on things on the earth. |
3 | For ye are dead, and your life is hid with
Christ in God. |
4 | When
Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with
him in glory. |
5
| Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and
covetousness, which is idolatry: |
6 | For which things' sake the wrath of God
cometh on the children of disobedience: |
7 |
In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. |
8
| But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. |
9 | Lie not
one to another, seeing that ye have 1put off the old man with
his deeds;
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Matt 22:11,
2nd Cor 5:3,
Eph 4:24,
Rev 3:4,
Rev 16:15,
Rev 19:8
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10 |
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the
1image of him that created him:
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Gen 1:27,
1st Cor 11:7,
Eph 4:24,
Jas 3:9
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11 |
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision,
Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. |
12 |
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; |
13 |
Forbearing one another, and 1forgiving one another, if any man
have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
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Matt 18:22
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14 |
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. |
15 | And
let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are
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 in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing
with grace in your hearts to the Lord. |
17 |
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him. |
18 | Wives, submit yourselves unto your own
husbands, as it is fit 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 unto the Lord. |
21 |
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. |
22 |
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with
eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God; |
23 | And whatsoever
ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; |
24 | Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive
the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. |
25 | But he that doeth wrong shall receive for
the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. |