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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 some time,
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
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.
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Put on therefore, as the elect of
God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
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Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even
as Christ forgave you, so also
do
ye.
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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.
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Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
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Husbands, love
your
wives, 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.
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Fathers, provoke not your children
to anger,
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:
and there is no respect of persons.
CHAPTER 4
Masters, give unto
your
servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master
in heaven.
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Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
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Withal praying also for us,
that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am
also in bonds:
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That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
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Walk in wisdom toward them
that are without, redeeming the time.
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Let your speech
be
alway with grace, seasoned with salt,
that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
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All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you,
who is
a beloved brother, and a faithful minister
and fellowservant in the Lord:
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Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might
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