1 bch. 2:12 If then you have been raised with Christ, seekc[Phil. 3:14] the things that are above, where Christ is,dSee Eph. 1:20 seated at the right hand of God. 2 eSee Matt. 16:23 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 Forfch. 2:20; See Rom. 6:2 you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When ChristgSee John 11:25 who is your lifeh[Phil. 3:21; 1 Pet. 1:1, 7, 13; 1 John 2:28; 3:2] appears, then you also will appear with himi1 Cor. 15:43 in glory.
5 jRom. 8:13; [Gal. 5:24] Put to death thereforekRom. 6:13 what is earthly in you:lSee Eph. 5:3, 5 sexual immorality, impurity,mRom. 1:26 passion, evil desire, and covetousness,n[Job 31:25, 26] which is idolatry. 6 oSee Eph. 5:6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 pSee Eph. 2:2, 11 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But nowqSee Eph. 4:22 you must put them all away:rEph. 4:31 anger, wrath, malice,sSee Eph. 4:29 slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 tLev. 19:11; See Eph. 4:25 Do not lie to one another, seeing thatuch. 2:11 you have put offvRom. 6:6; Eph. 4:22 the old self with its practices 10 andwEph. 4:24 have put onxSee Rom. 6:4 the new self,ySee Rom. 12:2 which is being renewed in knowledgezSee Rom. 8:29 after the image ofa[Eph. 2:10] its creator. 11 b[Rom. 10:12]; See 1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 5:6 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ iscEph. 1:23 all, and in all.
12 dver. 10 Put on then, aseRom. 8:33 God's chosen ones, holy and beloved,fPhil. 2:1 compassion,gEph. 4:32 kindness,hSee Eph. 4:2 humility, meekness, and patience, 13 h[See ver. 12 above] bearing with one another and,iMark 11:25 if one has a complaint against another,g[See ver. 12 above] forgiving each other;g[See ver. 12 above] as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put onj[1 Thess. 5:8]; See Eph. 5:2 love, whichkEph. 4:3 binds everything together inlHeb. 6:1; [John 17:23] perfect harmony. 15 And letmSee Phil. 4:7 the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were callednEph. 2:16 in one body. Andover. 17 be thankful. 16 LetpJohn 15:3 the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom,qSee Eph. 5:19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,rch. 4:6 with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 Andsver. 23; 1 Cor. 10:31 whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,tch. 1:12; 4:2; See Eph. 5:20 giving thanks to God the Father through him.
18 uFor ch. 3:18–4:1, see Eph. 5:22–6:9 Wives, submit to your husbands, asvEph. 5:4; Philem. 8 is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, andwEph. 4:31 do not be harsh with them. 20 Children, obey your parentsx[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 Slaves, obeyx[See ver. 20 above] in everything those who are your earthly masters,2Or your masters according to the flesh not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 yver. 17 Whatever you do, work heartily,z[Philem. 16] as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lorda[Eph. 6:8] you will receive the inheritance as your reward.b[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.