Colossians 3:5–14

⁵Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity,^at lust,^au evil desire, and greed,^av which is idolatry.^{aw 6}Because of these, God’s wrath^ax is coming upon the disobedient,^{H 7}and you once walked in these things when you were living^ay in them. ⁸But now, put away^az all the following: anger,^ba wrath,^bb malice,^bc slander,^bd and filthy language from your mouth.^{be 9}Do not lie^bf to one another, since you have put off^bg the old self^bh with its practices ¹⁰and have put on^bi the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your^I Creator.^{bj 11}In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.^a

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

¹²Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved,^b put on compassion, kindness,^c humility,^d gentleness,^e and patience,^{f 13}bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive.^{g 14}Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.