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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
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and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.
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Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
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For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
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Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
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It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
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This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
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Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,
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speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
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Instructions for Christian Households
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
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For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.
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Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
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and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
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In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
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“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
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Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
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Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
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Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,
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because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.
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And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
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The Armor of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
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Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
