Colossians:3

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* Were you raised from death with Christ ? Then look for the things which are in heaven . There Christ is sitting at the right hand of God . * Think about the things that are in heaven , not about things that are on earth . * Your old life died with Christ and your new life is kept with Christ in God . * Christ is our life . When he comes again and is seen , then you will also be seen with him . And you will be great . * So then , put to death those things of this world which are in you . I mean these things : wrong sex , things that are not clean , a heart that is burning to do wrong things , wanting what is wrong , and wanting to have what other people have . This last one is like worshipping an idol . * They are things that make God angry . * You used to do these things when you lived that way . * But now you must stop all these : being angry , hating people , wrong feelings toward others , saying wrong things about people , and dirty talking . * Do not tell lies to one another . You have stopped being the person you used to be who did wrong things . * And now you have become a new person . That new person is always learning more and more until he becomes like God who made him . * In this new person , there is no difference between a Greek and a Jew . There is no difference between a man who is circumcised with the mark of the Jew and a man who is not circumcised . There is no difference between a person from a friendly country or someone from a country which is not friendly . There is no difference between a slave and a person who is free . Christ is everything and is in all of them . * You are chosen by God . He loves you and has made you holy . So then , care for one another . Be kind . Do not be proud . Be humble . Be patient . * Be patient with one another . If any one has a complaint against another , forgive that one . Christ forgave you . So you should forgive each other . * Beside all these , you must have love . This joins everything together as it should be . * Hold on to the peace of God which is in your hearts . You were called to have peace because you are all like one body . Be thankful . * Let your hearts be filled with the word of Christ . Be very wise when you teach people and help them to understand what is right and wrong . Sing with music . Sing praises and Christian songs . Sing to the Lord with praise in your hearts . * Whatever you say , or whatever you do , do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus . Give thanks to God the Father through Jesus . * Wives , obey your husbands . This is the right way to live when you belong to the Lord . * Husbands , love your wives and do not be unkind to them . * Children , obey your parents in everything . This pleases the Lord . * Fathers , do not make your children angry . They might stop trying to do right . * Servants , obey your boss in everything . Obey always , not only when he is looking at you as if you were pleasing a man . Do it with all your heart because you respect the Lord . * Whatever your work is , do it gladly . Do it as you would do it unto the Lord and not for people . * You know you will get pay from the Lord , for you are the servants of the Lord Christ . * The person who does wrong will be punished for the wrong he has done . God does not love one person more than another .

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