3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God:

3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth:

3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God:

3:4 When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory:

3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

3:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them:

3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth:

3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds:

3:10 And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all:

3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering:

3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye:

3:14 And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness:

3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful:

3:16 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:

3:17 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:

3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord:

3:19 Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them:

3:20 Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord:

3:21 Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged:

3:22 Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men:

3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ:

3:25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons: