(3:1b) "Christ sitteth on the right hand of God." Is Jesus 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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But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath,
malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
3:9Lie 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.
3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy
and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness,
humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
3:13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one
another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
3:14And 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.
3:18Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
3:19Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
3:20Children, 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.
3:22Servants, 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.