Yf ye be rysen now with Christ, seke
those thinges then which are aboue
where Christ is, syttinge on the righte
hande of God. Set youre mynde on the
thinges which are aboue, not on þe; thinges
that are vpon earth. For ye are deed, note and
youre life is hyd with Christ in God. noteBut
whan Christ o&highr; life shal shewe himselfe, th&ebar;
shal ye also appeare with him in glory.
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noteMortifye therfore youre m&ebar;bres which
are vpon earth, whordome, vnclennes, vnnaturall
lust, euell concupisc&ebar;ce, and couetousnes,
which is a worshippynge of Idols: note
for which thinges sakes the wrath of God
commeth vpon the children of vnbeleue: note in
the which thinges ye walked some tyme,
whan ye lyued in them.
noteBut now put all awaye fr&obar; you: wrath,
fearcenesse, maliciousnes, cursed speakynge,
fylthie wordes out of youre mouth. Lye not
one to another. notePut of þe; olde m&abar; with his
workes, and put on þe; newe, which is renued
in knowlege after þe; ymage of him that made
him: note where there is no Greke, Iewe, circumcision,
vncircumcision, Barbarous, Sithian,
b&obar;de, fre: but Christ is all and in all.
B Now therfore as the electe of God, holy
and beloued, put on tender mercye, kyndnes,
humblenes of mynde, mekenesse, longe sufferynge,
forbearinge one another, and forgeuynge
one another, yf eny man haue a quarell
agaynst another. Like as Christ hath
forgeuen you, euen so do ye also. But aboue
all thinges put on loue, which is the bonde
of perfectnesse. And the peace of God rule
in youre hertes, to the which (peace) ye are
called also in one body: and se þt; ye be thanfull.
Let þe; worde of Christ dwell in you plenteously
in all wy&esset;dome. noteTeach and exhorte
youre awne selues with psalmes and ymnes,
and spirituall songes which haue fauoure
with them, synginge in youre hertes to the
LORDE. noteAnd what soeuer ye do in worde
or worke, do all in the name of the LORDE
Iesu, note and geue thankes vnto God the father
by him.
C noteYe wyues, submytte youre selues vnto
youre hu&esset;bandes, as it is comly in the LORDE.
Ye hu&esset;bandes, loue youre wyues, and be
not bytter vnto them.
noteYe children, obeye youre elders in all
thinges, for that is well pleasynge vnto the
LORDE.
Ye fathers, rate not yo&highr; children, lest they
be of a desperate mynde.
noteYe seruauntes, be obedient vnto youre
bodely masters in all thinges, not with eye
seruyce as men pleasers, but in synglenes of
hert, fearinge God. What so euer ye do, do it
hertely, euen as vnto the LORDE and not
vnto men. And be sure, that of the LORDE
ye shal receaue the rewarde of þe; enheritaunce:
For ye serue the LORDE Christ. But he
that doth wronge, shal receaue for the wronge
that he hath done, note for there is no respecte
of persons (with God.)
noteYe masters, do vnto youre seruauntes
that which is iust and equall, and knowe, þt;
ye also haue a master in heauen.
Coverdale [1535], BIBLIA The Bible / that is, the holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully and truly translated out of Douche and Latyn in to Englishe () [word count] [B04000].
