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1 | If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are
above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. |
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2 | Set your affection on things above, not on things on the
earth. |
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3 | For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. |
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4 | When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also
appear with him in glory. |
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5 | Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil
concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: |
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6 | For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children
of disobedience: |
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7 | In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. |
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8 | But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. |
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9 | Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old
man with his deeds; |
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10 | And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge
after the image of him that created him: |
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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. |
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12 | Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness,
longsuffering; |
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13 | Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man
have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so
also do ye. |
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14 | And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond
of perfectness. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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18 | Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit
in the Lord. |
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19 | Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. |
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20 | Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well
pleasing unto the Lord. |
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21 | Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be
discouraged. |
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22 | Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the
flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness
of heart, fearing God; |
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23 | And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not
unto men; |
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24 | Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. |
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25 | But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he
hath done: and there is no respect of persons. |
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