Chapter 3

  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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  Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.  

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  For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.  

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  When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.  

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  Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:  

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  For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:  

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  In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.  

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  But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.  

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  Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;  

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  And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:  

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  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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  Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;  

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  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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  And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.  

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  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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  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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  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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  Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.  

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  Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.  

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  Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.  

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  Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.  

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  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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  And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;  

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  Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.  

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  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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