1The apostle exhorteth to be heavenly minded, 5to mortify carnal lusts, and to put away all malice and ill dealing in respect of one another, as becometh Christians; 12he recommendeth brotherly kindness, charity, and other general duties. 18The relative duties of wives, 19and husbands: 20of children, 21and parents: 22and of servants toward their masters.
1IF aye then be risen with Christ, bseek those things which are above, where cChrist sitteth on the right hand of God.
a Ro. 6.4,5. Ga. 2.19,20. b Mat. 6.33; 13.44-46. 2Co. 4.18. He. 11.13-16. c Ro. 8.34. Ps. 110.1. Ac. 2.34. Ep. 1.20. He. 8.1.
2dSet your 1affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
1Or, mind.
d Phi. 3.18. Ps. 17.14; Ro. 8.5,6. 1Jn. 2.15-17.
3For eye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
e Ro. 6.2-8,11,13; 7.4,6; 8.2. Ga. 6.14. Jude 1.
4When Christ, who fis our life, shall appear, then shall ye also gappear with him in glory.
f Jn. 11.25. 1Jn. 4.9; 5.11,12. Jn. 14.6. g Ps. 17.15. 1Co. 15.22, 42-54. 2Ti. 4.8. Da. 12.2,3. Job 19.25-27.
5h*Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil *concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
*Mortify-destroy the vitality of, kill.
*concupiscence-strong desires or appetites, especially of a sexual nature.
h Ro. 13.12-14. Ep. 5.3-6. 1Th. 4.5. 1Pe. 2.11.
6iFor which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the jchildren of disobedience:
i Is. 3.11. 1Co. 6.9,10. Ga. 5.19-21. Ep. 5.5,6; 2.2,3. Re. 22.15; 21.8. Ro. 1.18. j Tit. 3.3. De. 32.5,20. Ro. 2.8; 8.7,8.
7kIn the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
k Ro. 6.19,20; 7.5. 1Co. 6.11. Ep. 2.1-3,12. ch. 2.13. Tit. 3.3. 1Pe. 4.3.
8But now ye also lput off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
l v.5. Ro. 6.4,6,12,13. He. 12.1. Ja. 1.21. Ep. 4.22,29,31; 5.4.
9mLie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
m Le. 19.11. Zec. 8.16. Jn. 8.44. Re. 21.8,27; 22.15. Ep. 4.25,28,29,22. Ro. 6.6; 8.13. Ga. 5.24.
10And nhave put on the new man , which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
n 2Co. 5.17. Ga. 6.15. Ro. 12.2. Jn. 3.3,5,6. Ep. 2.10; 4.23,24. Ge. 1.26,27. 1Pe. 1.14-16. Ro. 6.4; 8.29.
11oWhere there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, *Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but pChrist is all, and in all.
*Barbarian-foreigner.
o Ro. 10.12; 9.24; 3.22. 1Co. 12.13. Ga. 3.28; 5.6; 6.15. 1Co. 7.19,21,22. Ac. 10.34,35. Jn. 8.32,36. p 1Co. 1.29-31; 2.2. Ga. 1.16; 2.20; 6.14. 2Co. 5.21. Phi. 1.21,23; 3.7-10. v.4. ch. 2.10. 1Co. 3.22. Ep. 1.23.
12qPut on therefore, as the relect of God, holy and beloved, s*bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
*bowels of mercies-tender mercies, inward affections.
q Ro. 13.14. Ep. 4.24; 6.11. 2Pe. 1.4-9; 3.18. r 1Th. 1.4. 2Th. 2.13. 1Pe. 1.2. Ep. 1.3-11. 1Pe. 2.9. Re. 17.14. 2Pe. 1.10. Lu. 18.7. s Ep. 4.32; 5.2. Phi. 2.1,3. Ga. 5.22,23.
13tForbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a 2quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
2Or, complaint.
t Mat. 6.14,15. Mar. 11.25. 1Co. 4.12. Ep. 4.2,32; 5.2. 1Pe. 3.9; 2.23.
14And uabove all these things put on *charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
*charity-love.
u 1Pe. 4.8; 3.8. Jn. 13.34; 15.12. Ro. 13.8. 1Co. 13; 8.13. Ep. 4.3; 5.2. ch. 2.2. 1Th. 4.9. 1Ti. 1.5. 1Jn. 3.23; 4.21.
15And let vthe peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called win one body; and be ye thankful.
v Phi. 4.6,7. Jn. 14.27; 16.33. Pr. 16.32. 1Co. 7.15. Ep. 4.3,15,16; 5.2,4,20. ch. 1.12. 1Th. 5.16,18. w Ep. 2.16.
16xLet the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; yteaching and admonishing one another in zpsalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
x Is. 8.20; 34.16. Jn. 5.39. Ac. 17.11. Job 23.12. 2Ti. 3.15-17. Ps. 119.11. Je. 15.16. ch. 2.3. y ch. 1.28. 1Th. 5.11,14. z Ep. 5.19. ch. 4.6. 1Co. 14.15-26. Ps. 145-150.
17And awhatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
a 1Co. 10.31. Ep. 5.20. Ro. 1.8. 1Th. 5.18. 2Th. 1.3. He. 13.15. 1Pe. 2.5,9; 4.11. v.23.
18bWives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
b Ep. 5.22,24,33. Tit. 2.4,5. Ge. 3.16. 1Ti. 2.12. 1Pe. 3.1-6. 1Co. 11.3; 14.34. Ac. 5.29.
19cHusbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
c Ep. 5.25,28,33. 1Pe. 3.7. Pr. 5.19. Mal. 2.11-16. Ep. 4.31. v.8.
20dChildren, obey your parents in eall things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
d Ep. 6.1-3. Ex. 20.12. Le. 19.3. Pr. 1.8; 6.20. Mal. 1.6. e Tit. 2.9. Ep. 5.24. Ac. 5.29.
21fFathers, provoke not your children to anger , lest they be discouraged.
f Ep. 6.4. Ge. 18.19. Jos. 24.15. Pr. 22.6; 4.1-13.
22gServants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
g Ep. 6.5-7. Tit. 2.9,10. 1Ti. 6.1,2. 1Pe. 2.18-20. Phile. 16. Ga. 1.10. 1Th. 2.4. Ge. 42.18. Pr. 1.7.
23hAnd whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
h Ep. 6.7.
24iKnowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of jthe inheritance: for kye serve the Lord Christ.
i Ep. 6.8. j Mat. 25.34. k Ep. 6.6. 1Co. 7.22.
25lBut he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and mthere is no respect of persons.
l Is. 3.11. Ro. 2.8,9. m Le. 19.15. De. 1.17; 10.17; 16.19. 2Ch. 19.7. Job 34.19. Pr. 24.23. Ac. 10.34. Ep. 6.9. Ro. 2.11. 1Pe. 1.17. Jude 16.