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Colossians 3:3-5
New King James Version
Colossians 3:3-5
New King James Version
3 (A)For you died, (B)and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 (C)When Christ who is (D)our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in (E)glory.
5 (F)Therefore put to death (G)your members which are on the earth: (H)fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (I)which is idolatry.
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Colossians 3:3-5
English Standard Version
Colossians 3:3-5
English Standard Version
3 For (A)you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ (B)who is your[a] life (C)appears, then you also will appear with him (D)in glory.
5 (E)Put to death therefore (F)what is earthly in you:[b] (G)sexual immorality, impurity, (H)passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (I)which is idolatry.
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- Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
- Colossians 3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth
Colossians 3:3-5
New International Version
Colossians 3:3-5
New International Version
3 For you died,(A) and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your[a] life,(B) appears,(C) then you also will appear with him in glory.(D)
5 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)
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- Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
Colossians 3:3-5
King James Version
Colossians 3:3-5
King James Version
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
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:
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Colossians 3:3-5
New American Standard Bible
Colossians 3:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 For you have (A)died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, (B)who is our life, is revealed, (C)then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
5 (D)Therefore, [a]treat (E)the parts of your earthly body as dead to (F)sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which [b]amounts to idolatry.
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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
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