Return to the Lord

²² to ^(A)put off ^(B)your old self,^[a] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through ^(C)deceitful desires, ²³ and ^(D)to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, ²⁴ and to put on ^(E)the new self, ^(F)created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

²⁵ Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you ^(G)speak the truth with his neighbor, for ^(H)we are members one of another. ^26 (I)Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, ²⁷ and ^(J)give no opportunity to the devil. ²⁸ Let the thief no longer steal, but rather ^(K)let him labor, ^(L)doing honest work with his own hands, so ^(M)that he may have something to share with anyone in need. ^29 (N)Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give ^(O)grace to those who hear. ³⁰ And ^(P)do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, ^(Q)by whom you were sealed for the day of ^(R)redemption. ^31 (S)Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

⁹ Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, ^(A)and I will dwell in their midst forever.

⁵ saying, ^(A)‘Turn now, every one of you, ^(B)from his evil way and evil deeds, and ^(C)dwell upon the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers from of old and forever.

¹² Go, and proclaim these words toward ^(A)the north, and say,

² So Jacob said to his ^(A)household and to all who were with him, “Put away ^(B)the foreign gods that are among you and ^(C)purify yourselves and change your garments.