⁸ But now ^(A)you must put them all away: ^(B)anger, wrath, malice, ^(C)slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. ^9 (D)Do not lie to one another, seeing that ^(E)you have put off ^(F)the old self^[a] with its practices ¹⁰ and ^(G)have put on ^(H)the new self, ^(I)which is being renewed in knowledge ^(J)after the image of ^(K)its creator. ^11 (L)Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,^[b] free; but Christ is ^(M)all, and in all.

^12 (N)Put on then, as ^(O)God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, ^(P)compassionate hearts, ^(Q)kindness, ^(R)humility, meekness, and patience, ^13 (S)bearing with one another and, ^(T)if one has a complaint against another, ^(U)forgiving each other; ^(V)as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ¹⁴ And above all these put on ^(W)love, which ^(X)binds everything together in ^(Y)perfect harmony. ¹⁵ And let ^(Z)the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called ^(AA)in one body. And ^(AB)be thankful. ¹⁶ Let ^(AC)the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, ^(AD)singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, ^(AE)with thankfulness in your hearts to God. ¹⁷ And ^(AF)whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, ^(AG)giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Rules for Christian Households

^18 (AH)Wives, submit to your husbands, as ^(AI)is fitting in the Lord. ¹⁹ Husbands, love your wives, and ^(AJ)do not be harsh with them. ²⁰ Children, obey your parents ^(AK)in everything, for this pleases the Lord. ²¹ Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. ²² Slaves,^[c] obey ^(AL)in everything those who are your earthly masters,^[d] not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. ^23 (AM)Whatever you do, work heartily, ^(AN)as for the Lord and not for men, ²⁴ knowing that from the Lord ^(AO)you will receive the inheritance as your reward. ^(AP)You are serving the Lord Christ. ²⁵ For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

4 Masters, treat your slaves^[e] justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

Wives and Husbands

^22 (A)Wives, ^(B)submit to your own husbands, ^(C)as to the Lord. ²³ For ^(D)the husband is the head of the wife even as ^(E)Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is ^(F)himself its Saviour. ²⁴ Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit ^(G)in everything to their husbands.

^25 (H)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and ^(I)gave himself up for her, ²⁶ that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by ^(J)the washing of water ^(K)with the word, ²⁷ so ^(L)that he might present the church to himself in splendour, ^(M)without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.^{[a] 28} In the same way ^(N)husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. ²⁹ For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, ³⁰ because ^(O)we are members of his body. ^31 (P)“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and ^(Q)the two shall become one flesh.” ³² This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. ³³ However, ^(R)let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she ^(S)respects her husband.

Children and Parents

6 ^(T)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ^2 (U)“Honour your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), ³ “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” ⁴ Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, ^(V)but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Slaves and Masters

^5 (W)Slaves,^[b] obey your earthly masters^[c] with fear and trembling, ^(X)with a sincere heart, ^(Y)as you would Christ, ⁶ not by the way of eye-service, as ^(Z)people-pleasers, but as servants^[d] of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, ⁷ rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, ^8 (AA)knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, ^(AB)whether he is a slave or free. ⁹ Masters, do the same to them, ^(AC)and stop your threatening, knowing that ^(AD)he who is both their Master^[e] and yours is in heaven, and that ^(AE)there is no partiality with him.