Colossians 3
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If ye then be risen with Christ, seek
those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand
of God. Ps. 110.1
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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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The Old Life and the
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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 sometime,
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 Eph. 4.22 with his deeds;
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and have put on the new man, Eph.
4.24 which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him
that created him: Gen. 1.26
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where there is neither Greek nor Jew,
circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scyth'i-an, 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, long-suffering;
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forbearing one another, Eph. 4.2 and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against
any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Eph.
4.32
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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. Eph. 5.19, 20
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Social Duties of the
New Life |
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Wives, submit yourselves unto your own
husbands, Eph. 5.22 · 1 Pet. 3.1 as it is fit in the Lord.
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Husbands, love your wives, Eph.
5.25 · 1 Pet.
3.7 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. Eph. 6.1
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Fathers, provoke not your children to
anger, Eph. 6.4 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: Eph. 6.5-8 and there is no respect of persons. Deut. 10.17 · Eph. 6.9
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