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| [1]Therfor if ye han risun togidere with Crist, seke ye tho thingis that ben aboue, where Crist is sittynge in the riythalf of God. |
[1]IF, then, you have risen with the Meshiha, seek [the realities] which are on high, where the Meshiha sitteth at the right hand of Aloha. |
| [2]Sauere ye tho thingis, that ben aboue, not tho that ben on the erthe. |
[2]Think of that which is on high, and not of that on earth. |
| [3]For ye ben deed, and youre lijf is hid with Crist in God. |
[3]For you are dead, and your life is hid with the Meshiha in Aloha; |
| [4]For whanne Crist schal appere, youre lijf, thanne also ye schulen appere with hym in glorie. |
[4]And when the Meshiha, who is our life, shall be manifested, then also will you be manifested with him in glory. |
| [5]Therfor sle ye youre membris, whiche ben on the erthe, fornycacioun, vnclennesse, letcherie, yuel coueitise, and aueryse, which is seruyse of mawmetis; |
[5]Put to death, then, your members that are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, and passions, and evil desires, and covetousness, which itself is idolatry. |
| [6]for whiche thingis the wraththe of God cam on the sones of vnbileue; |
[6]For on account of these cometh the anger of Aloha upon the sons of disobedience.ⓘ |
| [7]in whiche also ye walkiden sum tyme, whanne ye lyueden in hem. |
[7]In these also you walked aforetime, when you were conversant in them. |
| [8]But now putte ye awei alle thingis, wraththe, indignacioun, malice, blasfemye and foule word of youre mouth. |
[8]But now cease you from all these; anger, wrath, malice, reviling, impure speech: |
| [9]Nyle ye lie togidere; spuyle ye you fro the elde man with his dedes, and clothe ye the newe man, |
[9]And lie not one to another, but put off the old man with all his manners, |
| [10]that is maad newe ayen in to the knowing of God, aftir the ymage of hym that made hym; |
[10]And wear the new, who is renovated by knowledge in the image of his Creator, |
| [11]where is not male and female, hethene man and Jew, circumcisioun and prepucie, barbarus and Scita, bonde man and fre man, but alle thingis and in alle thingis Crist. |
[11]Where there is not Jihudoya and Aramoya, nor circumcision and uncircumcision, nor Javanoya and Barbaroya, nor slave and freeman, but the Meshiha is all and in all. |
| [12]Therfor ye, as the chosun of God, hooli and louyd, clothe you with the entrailis of merci, benygnite, and mekenesse, temperaunce, pacience; |
[12]Wear, therefore, as the chosen of Aloha, saints and beloved, compassions and tenderness, and benignity, and lowliness of mind, and composure, and patience. |
| [13]and support ye echon other, and foryyue to you silf, if ony man ayens ony hath a querele; as the Lord foryaf to you, so also ye. |
[13]And bear with one another, and forgive one another, if any man have a complaint against his neighbour; even as the Meshiha hath forgiven you, so also forgive; |
| [14]And vpon alle these thingis haue ye charite, that is the boond of perfeccioun. |
[14]And with all these charity, which is the girdle of perfection. |
| [15]And the pees of Crist enioye in youre hertis, in which ye ben clepid in o bodi, and be ye kynde. |
[15]And let the peace of the Meshiha direct your hearts, for to it you have been called in one body; and give thanks to the Meshiha, |
| [16]The word of Crist dwelle in you plenteuousli, in al wisdom; and teche and moneste you silf in salmes, and ympnes, and spiritual songis, in grace synginge in youre hertis to the Lord. |
[16]Whose word shall dwell in you abundantly, in all wisdom. And teach and admonish yourselves in psalms and in hymns and in songs of the Spirit, and with grace sing with your hearts unto Aloha. |
| [17]Al thing, what euere thing ye don, in word or in dede, alle thingis in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, doynge thankyngis to God and to the fadir bi hym. |
[17]And whatsoever you do, either in word or work, do [it] in the name of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and with thanksgiving through him unto Aloha the Father. |
| [18]Wymmen, be ye sugetis to youre hosebondis, as it bihoueth in the Lord. |
[18]WIVES, be subject to your husbands, as it is right in the Meshiha. |
| [19]Men, loue ye youre wyues, and nyle ye be bittere to hem. |
[19]Men, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. |
| [20]Sones, obeie ye to youre fadir and modir bi alle thingis; for this is wel plesinge in the Lord. |
[20]Children, obey your parents in every thing, for so it is pleasing before our Lord. |
| [21]Fadris, nyle ye terre youre sones to indignacioun, that thei be not maad feble hertid. |
[21]Fathers, exasperate not your children, that they be not discouraged. |
| [22]Seruauntis, obeie ye bi alle thingis to fleischli lordis, not seruynge at iye, as plesynge to men, but in symplenesse of herte, dredinge the Lord. |
[22]Servants, obey in every thing your masters according to the flesh, not in the sight of the eye [only], as those who please men, but from a simple heart, and in the fear of the Lord. |
| [23]What euer ye doen, worche ye of wille, as to the Lord and not to men; |
[23]And all that you do, from all your heart do [it], as to our Lord, and not as to men. |
| [24]witinge that of the Lord ye schulen take yelding of eritage. Serue ye to the Lord Crist. |
[24]And know that from our Lord you receive the reward in the inheritance; for the Lord the Meshiha you serve. |
| [25]For he that doith iniurie, schal resseyue that that he dide yuele; and acceptacioun of persoones is not anentis God. |
[25]But he who injureth is recompensed as he had injured, and there is no acceptance of persons.ⓘ |