Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death: in order that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so must we also walk in newness of life.

and he not fashioned after this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance being in themselves, on account of the blindness of their heart;

Therefore kill your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

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Then indeed God winking at the times of ignorance, now commands all men everywhere to repent:

not in the passion of lust, as indeed the Gentiles who do not know God;

For when we also were without understanding, being disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in sin and envy, hateful, hating one another;

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in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

Truly I say unto you, whosoever may not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, can not enter into it.