⁸ But now ^(A)you must put them all away: ^(B)anger, wrath, malice, ^(C)slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. ^9 (D)Do not lie to one another, seeing that ^(E)you have put off ^(F)the old self^[a] with its practices ¹⁰ and ^(G)have put on ^(H)the new self, ^(I)which is being renewed in knowledge ^(J)after the image of ^(K)its creator. ^11 (L)Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,^[b] free; but Christ is ^(M)all, and in all.

^12 (N)Put on then, as ^(O)God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, ^(P)compassionate hearts, ^(Q)kindness, ^(R)humility, meekness, and patience, ^13 (S)bearing with one another and, ^(T)if one has a complaint against another, ^(U)forgiving each other; ^(V)as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ¹⁴ And above all these put on ^(W)love, which ^(X)binds everything together in ^(Y)perfect harmony. ¹⁵ And let ^(Z)the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called ^(AA)in one body. And ^(AB)be thankful.

¹⁵ See to it that no one ^(A)fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ^(B)“root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

^11 (A)Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.^[a] The one who speaks against a brother or ^(B)judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

⁸ but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, ^(A)full of deadly poison. ⁹ With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people ^(B)who are made in the likeness of God. ¹⁰ From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,^[a] these things ought not to be so.

A Living Stone and a Holy People

2 ^(A)So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

^16 (A)Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but ^(B)living as servants^[a] of God.

¹⁰ For