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Colossians, Chapter 3,  verses 4-18

4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
5 Thereforeb Lit put to death the members which are upon the earthconsider the members of your earthly body as dead toc Lit fornicationimmorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, whichd Lit isamounts to idolatry. 6 For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will comee Two early mss do not contain upon the sons of disobedienceupon the sons of disobedience, 7 and in them you also once walked, when you were livingf Or among thesein them. 8 But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth. 9 g Or Stop lyingDo not lie to one another, since you laid aside the oldh Gr anthroposself with its evil practices, 10 and have put on the new self who is beingi Lit renovatedrenewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— 11 a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised,j I.e. those who were not Greeks, either by birth or by culturebarbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.
12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness andk I.e. forbearance toward otherspatience; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. 14 Beyond all these things put on love, which isl Lit the uniting bond of perfectionthe perfect bond of unity. 15 Let the peace of Christm Or act as arbiterrule in your hearts, to whichn Lit alsoindeed you were called in one body; ando Or show yourselves thankfulbe thankful. 16 Let the word ofp One early ms reads the LordChrist richly dwell within you,q Or inwith all wisdom teaching and admonishingr Or one another, singing with psalms...one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singings Or by; lit in His gracewith thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

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