Things above VS things below

1Furthermore, since you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, sitting at God's right;

2set your mind on the things above, not on those upon the earth,

3because you died and your life has been hidden with Christ in God. ⁶⁰

4Whenever Christ, our ⁶¹life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. ⁶²

5Therefore put to death your members that are on the earth: ⁶³fornication, filthiness, passion, evil desire, and the greediness that is idolatry. ⁶⁴

6Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of the disobedience, ⁶⁵

7in which things you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

8But now you must also rid yourselves of all these—anger, rage, malice, slander, obscene speech—out of your mouth.

9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old man with his practices

10and have put on the new one, who is being renewed into real knowledge according to the image of his Creator,

11where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all. ⁶⁶

Relationships among believers

12Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience;

13bearing with one another and forgiving each other, if anyone should have a complaint against another—just as the Christ ⁶⁷forgave you, so you also must do.

14And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. ⁶⁸

15Let the peace of God ⁶⁹rule in your hearts, into which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

16Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing with grace in your heart to the Lord, ⁷⁰with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. ⁷¹

17Whatever you may do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. ⁷²

Household relationships

18Wives, subordinate yourselves to your own husbands, ⁷³as is fitting in the Lord.

19Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. ⁷⁴

20Children, obey your parents in everything, because this is well pleasing in the Lord. ⁷⁵

21Fathers, do not provoke your children so that they lose heart. ⁷⁶

22Slaves, obey your masters (according to the flesh) in all things, not just when they are looking, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. ⁷⁷

23And whatever you do, give it all you've got, ⁷⁸as to the Lord and not to men,

24knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the inheritance as a reward; because you serve the Lord Christ.

25(But he who does wrong will be repaid for this wrong, and there is no favoritism.) ⁷⁹