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 1Meih mbuo zungv duqv caux Giduc nangh daaih, meih mbuo ziouc oix zuqc lorz yiem gu'nguaaic nyei sic, dongh Giduc zueiz jienv ninh nyei Die nyei mbiaauc maengx bung wuov norm dorngx.⚓ 2Meih mbuo oix zuqc zunv hnyouv hnamv gu'nguaaic nyei sic, maiv zeiz yiem naaiv baamh gen nyei sic. 3Weic zuqc meih mbuo se dorngx daic mi'aqv. Meih mbuo nyei ziangh maengc caux Giduc bingx jienv yiem Tin-Hungh gu'nyuoz. 4Giduc dongh mbuo⚓ nyei zien ziangh maengc. Ninh hinc cuotv nyei ziangh hoc, mbuo yaac oix caux jienv ninh hinc cuotv yaac juangc ninh nyei njang-laangc.

Loz-Maengc Caux Siang-Maengc

 5Weic naaiv oix zuqc mietc nzengc meih mbuo nyei sin zaangc hanc oix zoux nyei nyungc-nyungc waaic sic. Oix zuqc guangc buangh liouh nyei sic, maiv cing-nzengc nyei, hnyouv hanc sieqv hanc dorn nyei, hnyouv oix zoux nyei orqv sic, caux mauv ga'naaiv nyei, (mauv ga'naaiv se hnangv baaix miuc-fangx nor). 6Laaix naaiv deix sic Tin-Hungh oix bun maiv muangx ninh nyei waac wuov deix zuqc ninh nouz jienv. 7Zinh ndaangc meih mbuo yaac hnangv naaiv nor zoux, dongh meih mbuo bun naaiv nyungc sic gunv meih mbuo wuov zanc. 8Mv baac ih zanc meih mbuo oix zuqc guangc naaiv deix yietc zungv sic. Maiv dungx nouz mienh, qiex jiez, nzorng mienh. Maiv dungx gorngv doqc mienh fai longc meih mbuo nyei nzuih gorngv haaix nyungc waac-cou. 9Laanh maiv dungx gorngv-baeqc nduov laanh, weic zuqc meih mbuo guangc meih mbuo nyei loz-maengc caux loz-maengc zoux nyei sic,⚓ 10aengx duqv⚓ siang-maengc. Naaiv nyungc siang-maengc, zeix maanc muotc nyei Tin-Hungh zanc-zanc zeix daaih siang nyei, gunv zoux gunv zuangv ninh nyei fangx zeiv, weic bun meih mbuo haih hiuv nzengc ninh ganh.⚓ 11Hnangv naaic, Janx caux Yiutai Mienh fih hnangv nyei, maiv ganh nyungc, ⟨jiex gaatv nyei leiz⟩ fai maiv jiex gaatv nyei, maiv gan Janx-Gikc nyei leiz fai yiem lomc nyei mienh,⚓ zoux nouh nyei fai maiv zoux nouh nyei, yietc zungv maiv ganh nyungc, mv baac Giduc se yietc zungv, yaac yiem yietc zungv.
  12Tin-Hungh hnamv meih mbuo yaac ginv meih mbuo daaih benx ninh ganh nyei cing-nzengc mienh. Weic naaiv meih mbuo oix zuqc maaih hnyouv korv-lienh mienh, zoux longx bun mienh, nyiemc ganh zoux faix, suonc zingh suonc eix yaac maaih noic diev.⚓ 13Oix zuqc zoux hnyouv ndaauv, laanh nyaangc laanh. Se gorngv meih mbuo haaix dauh laanh caux laanh maaih sic, laanh oix zuqc guangc bun laanh. Ziouv Yesu hnangv haaix nor guangc meih mbuo zoux dorngc nyei sic, meih mbuo yaac oix zuqc hnangv wuov nor laanh guangc bun laanh.⚓ 14Maiv daan mbuoqc naaiv, yaac oix zuqc jaa tipv hnamv mienh nyei hnyouv weic zuqc hnamv mienh nyei hnyouv bun naaiv deix yietc zungv sic dunh yunh nzengc.
  15Oix zuqc longc Giduc bun daaih nyei baengh orn gunv meih mbuo nyei hnyouv. Se weic bun meih mbuo maaih naaiv nyungc baengh orn Tin-Hungh ginv⚓ meih mbuo daaih benx yietc norm sin. Yaac oix zuqc laengz zingh Tin-Hungh. 16Oix zuqc zaangh Giduc nyei doz buangv meih mbuo nyei hnyouv ziouc longc nyungc-nyungc cong-mengh laanh njaaux laanh, laanh kuinx laanh. Yaac oix zuqc baaux singx nzung, caux ceng Tin-Hungh nyei nzung, caux Singx Lingh bun mienh benx cuotv nyei nzung, longc hnyouv laengz zingh Tin-Hungh.⚓ 17Maiv gunv meih mbuo zoux haaix nyungc, fai gorngv haaix nyungc, oix zuqc dengv Ziouv Yesu nyei mbuox zoux. Yaac oix zuqc dengv ninh nyei mbuox laengz zingh Zaangc Diex Tin-Hungh.

Sienx Yesu Nyei Biauv Zong Mienh

 18Zoux auv nyei mienh aah! Oix zuqc mbuoqc ganh nyei nqox. Hnangv naaiv zoux se puix sienx Ziouv nyei mienh.⚓
  19Zoux nqox nyei mienh aah! Oix zuqc hnamv ganh nyei auv, yaac maiv dungx zoux doqc ninh.⚓
  20Fu'jueiv aah! Yiem maanc sic oix zuqc muangx diex maac weic zuqc naaiv se zoux horpc Ziouv nyei hnyouv.⚓
  21Zoux die nyei mienh aah! Maiv dungx cuoqv meih mbuo nyei fu'jueiv. Nzauh heix ninh mbuo hnyouv namx.⚓
  22Zoux nouh nyei mienh aah! Oix zuqc yiem maanc sic muangx meih mbuo baamh gen nyei ziouv. Maiv dungx kungx dorng ziouv yiem nyei ziangh hoc zoux longx weic bun ninh a'hneiv hnangv. Oix zuqc hnyouv zingx nyei zoux weic zuqc meih mbuo taaih Tin-Hungh.⚓ 23Maiv gunv zoux haaix nyungc, oix zuqc buangv hnyouv zoux hnangv zoux weic Tin-Hungh, maiv zeiz zoux weic mienh. 24Meih mbuo hiuv duqv meih mbuo oix nzipc Ziouv weic ninh nyei mienh siou nyei jaa-dingh zoux zingh nyeic, weic zuqc meih mbuo fu-sux wuov dauh Ziouv se Giduc. 25Haaix dauh zoux waaic sic ziouc zuqc ei ninh zoux nyei winh bun ninh. Tin-Hungh yaac maiv mangc haaix dauh nyei hmien.⚓

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Living as Those Made Alive in Christ

 1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your⚓ life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
 5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.⚓ 7You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. 11Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
 12Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
 15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Instructions for Christian Households

 18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
 19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
 20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
 21Fathers,⚓ do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
 22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. 23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.