11. Here there is no Greek or Jew. There is no difference between those who are circumcised and those who are not. There is no rude outsider, or even a Scythian. There is no slave or free person. But Christ is everything. And he is in everything.
12. You are God's chosen people. You are holy and dearly loved. So put on tender mercy and kindness as if they were your clothes. Don't be proud. Be gentle and patient.
13. Put up with each other. Forgive the things you are holding against one another. Forgive, just as the Lord forgave you.
14. And over all of those good things put on love. Love holds them all together perfectly as if they were one.
15. Let the peace that Christ gives rule in your hearts. As parts of one body, you were appointed to live in peace. And be thankful.
16. Let Christ's word live in you like a rich treasure. Teach and correct each other wisely. Sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing with thanks in your hearts to God.
17. Do everything you say or do in the name of the Lord Jesus. Always give thanks to God the Father through Christ.
18. Wives, follow the lead of your husbands. That's what the Lord wants you to do.
19. Husbands, love your wives. Don't be mean to them.
20. Children, obey your parents in everything. That pleases the Lord.
21. Fathers, don't make your children bitter. If you do, they will lose hope.
22. Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything. Don't do it just to please them when they are watching you. Obey them with an honest heart. Do it out of respect for the Lord.
23. Work at everything you do with all your heart. Work as if you were working for the Lord, not for human masters.
24. Work because you know that you will finally receive as a reward what the Lord wants you to have. You are serving the Lord Christ.