Colossians 3:12–25

^12dPut on then, as ^eGod’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, ^fcompassionate hearts, ^gkindness, ^hhumility, meekness, and patience, ^13hbearing with one another and, ⁱif one has a complaint against another, ^gforgiving each other; ^gas the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ¹⁴And above all these put on ^jlove, which ^kbinds everything together in ^lperfect harmony. ¹⁵And let ^mthe peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called ⁿin one body. And ^obe thankful. ¹⁶Let ^pthe word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, ^qsinging psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, ^rwith thankfulness in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And ^swhatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, ^tgiving thanks to God the Father through him.

Rules for Christian Households

^18uWives, submit to your husbands, as ^vis fitting in the Lord. ¹⁹Husbands, love your wives, and ^wdo not be harsh with them. ²⁰Children, obey your parents ^xin everything, for this pleases the Lord. ²¹Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. ²²Bondservants, obey ^xin everything those who are your earthly masters,⁷ not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. ^23yWhatever you do, work heartily, ^zas for the Lord and not for men, ²⁴knowing that from the Lord ^ayou will receive the inheritance as your reward. ^bYou are serving the Lord Christ. ²⁵For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.