Colossians 3:9-17

9Don’t lie to each other. You’ve gotten rid of the person you used to be and the life you used to live,

10and you’ve become a new person. This new person is continually renewed in knowledge to be like its Creator.

11Where this happens, there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, uncivilized person, slave, or free person. Instead, Christ is everything and in everything.

12As holy people whom God has chosen and loved, be sympathetic, kind, humble, gentle, and patient.

13Put up with each other, and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

14Above all, be loving. This ties everything together perfectly.

15Also, let Christ’s peace control you. God has called you into this peace by bringing you into one body. Be thankful.

16Let Christ’s word with all its wisdom and richness live in you. Use psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to teach and instruct yourselves about ⌞God’s⌟ kindness. Sing to God in your hearts.

17Everything you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.