²⁰ That, however, is not the way of life you learned ²¹ when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. ²² You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off^(A) your old self,^(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;^{(C) 23} to be made new in the attitude of your minds;^{(D) 24} and to put on^(E) the new self,^(F) created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.^(G)

⁸ But now you must also rid yourselves^(A) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,^(B) and filthy language from your lips.^{(C) 9} Do not lie to each other,^(D) since you have taken off your old self^(E) with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on the new self,^(F) which is being renewed^(G) in knowledge in the image of its Creator.^{(H) 11} Here there is no Gentile or Jew,^(I) circumcised or uncircumcised,^(J) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,^(K) but Christ is all,^(L) and is in all.

¹² Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves^(M) with compassion, kindness, humility,^(N) gentleness and patience.^{(O) 13} Bear with each other^(P) and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.^{(Q) 14} And over all these virtues put on love,^(R) which binds them all together in perfect unity.^(S)

¹⁰ And by that will, we have been made holy^(A) through the sacrifice of the body^(B) of Jesus Christ once for all.^(C)

¹¹ Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices,^(D) which can never take away sins.^{(E) 12} But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins,^(F) he sat down at the right hand of God,^{(G) 13} and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.^{(H) 14} For by one sacrifice he has made perfect^(I) forever those who are being made holy.^(J)