Colossians 3:4-6
King James Version
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
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Colossians 3:4-6
English Standard Version
4 When Christ (A)who is your[a] life (B)appears, then you also will appear with him (C)in glory.
5 (D)Put to death therefore (E)what is earthly in you:[b] (F)sexual immorality, impurity, (G)passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (H)which is idolatry. 6 (I)On account of these the wrath of God is coming.[c]
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- Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
- Colossians 3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth
- Colossians 3:6 Some manuscripts add upon the sons of disobedience
Colossians 3:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 When Christ, (A)who is our life, is revealed, (B)then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
5 (C)Therefore, [a]treat (D)the parts of your earthly body as dead to (E)sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which [b]amounts to idolatry. 6 For it is because of these things that (F)the wrath of God is coming [c]upon the [d]sons of disobedience,
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- Colossians 3:5 Lit put to death the parts of your body which are upon the earth
- Colossians 3:5 Lit is
- Colossians 3:6 Two early mss do not contain upon the sons of disobedience
- Colossians 3:6 I.e., people opposed to God
Colossians 3:4-6
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
4 When Christ, Who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in [the splendor of His] glory.
5 So kill (deaden, [a]deprive of power) the evil desire lurking in your members [those animal impulses and all that is earthly in you that is employed in sin]: sexual vice, impurity, sensual appetites, unholy desires, and all greed and covetousness, for that is idolatry (the deifying of self and other created things instead of God).
6 It is on account of these [very sins] that the [holy] anger of God is ever coming upon the sons of disobedience (those who are obstinately opposed to the divine will),
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- Colossians 3:5 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
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