For you died,(A) and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your[a] life,(B) appears,(C) then you also will appear with him in glory.(D)

Put to death,(E) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:(F) sexual immorality,(G) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,(H) which is idolatry.(I) Because of these, the wrath of God(J) is coming.[b] You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.(K) But now you must also rid yourselves(L) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,(M) and filthy language from your lips.(N) Do not lie to each other,(O) since you have taken off your old self(P) with its practices 10 and have put on the new self,(Q) which is being renewed(R) in knowledge in the image of its Creator.(S)

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
  2. Colossians 3:6 Some early manuscripts coming on those who are disobedient

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