<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><book><chapter number="3">'<verse number="1"><ESV><word seq="1">If<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">then<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">you have been raised with<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">Christ,<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">seek<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">the things<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">that are</word><word seq="8">above,<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">where<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">Christ<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">is,<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">seated<GreekSeq>17</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">at<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">the right hand<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">of God.<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
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<verse number="3"><ESV><word seq="1">For<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">you have died,<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">and<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">your<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">life<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">is hidden<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">with<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">Christ<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">in<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">God.<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="4"><ESV><word seq="1">When<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">Christ<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">who is</word><word seq="4">[your]<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">life<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">appears,<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">then<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">you<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">also<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">will appear<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">with<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">him<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">in<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">glory.<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="5"><ESV><word seq="1">Put to death<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">therefore<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">what<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">is</word><word seq="5">earthly<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq><GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">[in you]:<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">sexual immorality,<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">impurity,<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">passion,<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">evil<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">desire,<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">and<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">covetousness,<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">which<GreekSeq>17</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">is<GreekSeq>18</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">idolatry.<GreekSeq>19</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
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<verse number="7"><ESV><word seq="1">In<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">these<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">you<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">too<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">once<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">walked,<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">when<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">you were living<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">in<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10" note="Base of different Greek: αὔτοις(846)">them.<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="8"><ESV><word seq="1">But<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">now<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">you<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">must put<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">them<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">all<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">away:<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">anger,<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">wrath,<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">malice,<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">slander,<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">and</word><word seq="13">obscene talk<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">from<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">your<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">mouth.<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="9"><ESV><word seq="1">Do</word><word seq="2">not<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">lie<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">to<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">one another,<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">seeing</word><word seq="7">that you have put off<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">the<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">old<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">[self]<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">with<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">its<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">practices<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="10"><ESV><word seq="1">and<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">have put on<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">the<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">new [self],<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">which is being renewed<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">in<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">knowledge<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">after<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">the image<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">of<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">[its]<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">creator.<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="11"><ESV><word seq="1">Here<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">there is<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">not<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">Greek<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">and<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">Jew,<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">circumcised<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">and<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">uncircumcised,<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">barbarian,<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">Scythian,<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">slave,<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">free;<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">but<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">Christ<GreekSeq>20</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">is</word><word seq="17">all,<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word><word seq="18">and<GreekSeq>17</GreekSeq></word><word seq="19">in<GreekSeq>18</GreekSeq></word><word seq="20">all.<GreekSeq>19</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="12"><ESV><word seq="1">Put on<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">then,<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">as<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">God’s<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">chosen ones,<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">holy<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">and<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">beloved,<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">compassionate<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">[hearts],<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">kindness,<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">humility,<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">meekness,<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">and</word><word seq="15">patience,<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
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<verse number="14"><ESV><word seq="1">And<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">above<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">all<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">these<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">[put on] love,<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">which<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">binds [everything] together<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">in perfect harmony.<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="15"><ESV><word seq="1">And<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">let<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">the<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">peace<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">of Christ<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">rule<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">in<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">your<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">hearts,<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">to<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">which<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">indeed<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">you were called<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">in<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">one<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">body.<GreekSeq>17</GreekSeq></word><word seq="17">And<GreekSeq>18</GreekSeq></word><word seq="18">be<GreekSeq>20</GreekSeq></word><word seq="19">thankful.<GreekSeq>19</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="16"><ESV><word seq="1">Let<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">the<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">word<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">of Christ<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">dwell<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">in<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">you<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">richly,<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">teaching<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">and<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">admonishing<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">one another<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">in<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">all<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">wisdom,<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">singing<GreekSeq>23</GreekSeq></word><word seq="17">psalms<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word><word seq="18">and</word><word seq="19">hymns<GreekSeq>17</GreekSeq></word><word seq="20">and</word><word seq="21">spiritual<GreekSeq>19</GreekSeq></word><word seq="22">songs,<GreekSeq>18</GreekSeq></word><word seq="23">with<GreekSeq>20</GreekSeq></word><word seq="24">thankfulness<GreekSeq>22</GreekSeq></word><word seq="25">in<GreekSeq>24</GreekSeq></word><word seq="26">your<GreekSeq>27</GreekSeq></word><word seq="27">hearts<GreekSeq>26</GreekSeq></word><word seq="28">to God.<GreekSeq>29</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="17"><ESV><word seq="1">And<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">whatever<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq><GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">you do,<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">in<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">word<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">or<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">deed,<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">do</word><word seq="9">everything<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">in<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">the name<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">of the Lord<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">Jesus,<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">giving thanks<GreekSeq>17</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">to God<GreekSeq>19</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">the<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="17">Father<GreekSeq>20</GreekSeq></word><word seq="18">through<GreekSeq>21</GreekSeq></word><word seq="19">him.<GreekSeq>22</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="18"><ESV><word seq="1">Wives,<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">submit<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">to your</word><word seq="4">husbands,<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">as<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">is fitting<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">in<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">the Lord.<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="19"><ESV><word seq="1">Husbands,<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">love<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">your</word><word seq="4">wives,<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">and<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">do</word><word seq="7">not<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">be harsh<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">with<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">them.<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="20"><ESV><word seq="1">Children,<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">obey<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">your</word><word seq="4">parents<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">in<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">everything,<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">for<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">this<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">pleases<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">the Lord.<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="21"><ESV><word seq="1">Fathers,<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">do</word><word seq="3">not<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">provoke<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">your<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">children,<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7" note="ἵνα μή Strong Code (3363)">lest<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq><GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">they become discouraged.<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="22"><ESV><word seq="1">Bondservants,<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">obey<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">in<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">everything<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">those<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">who are your</word><word seq="7">earthly<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq><GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">masters,<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">not<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">by way of<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">eye-service,<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">as<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">people-pleasers,<GreekSeq>14</GreekSeq></word><word seq="14">but<GreekSeq>15</GreekSeq></word><word seq="15">with<GreekSeq>16</GreekSeq></word><word seq="16">sincerity<GreekSeq>17</GreekSeq></word><word seq="17">of heart,<GreekSeq>18</GreekSeq></word><word seq="18">fearing<GreekSeq>19</GreekSeq></word><word seq="19">the<GreekSeq>20</GreekSeq></word><word seq="20">Lord.<GreekSeq>21</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="23"><ESV><word seq="1">Whatever<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq><GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">you do,<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">work<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">heartily,<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq><GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">as<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">for the<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">Lord<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">and<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">not<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">for men,<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="24"><ESV><word seq="1">knowing<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">that<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">from<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">the Lord<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">you will receive<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">the<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">inheritance<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">as your</word><word seq="9">reward.<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">You are serving<GreekSeq>13</GreekSeq></word><word seq="11">the<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word><word seq="12">Lord<GreekSeq>11</GreekSeq></word><word seq="13">Christ.<GreekSeq>12</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse>
<verse number="25"><ESV><word seq="1">For<GreekSeq>2</GreekSeq></word><word seq="2">the<GreekSeq>1</GreekSeq></word><word seq="3">wrongdoer<GreekSeq>3</GreekSeq></word><word seq="4">will be paid back<GreekSeq>4</GreekSeq></word><word seq="5">for the<GreekSeq>5</GreekSeq></word><word seq="6">wrong he has done,<GreekSeq>6</GreekSeq></word><word seq="7">and<GreekSeq>7</GreekSeq></word><word seq="8">there is<GreekSeq>9</GreekSeq></word><word seq="9">no<GreekSeq>8</GreekSeq></word><word seq="10">partiality.<GreekSeq>10</GreekSeq></word></ESV></verse></chapter></book>