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Colossians 3:5-11
New International Version
Colossians 3:5-11
New International Version
5 Put to death,(A) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:(B) sexual immorality,(C) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,(D) which is idolatry.(E) 6 Because of these, the wrath of God(F) is coming.[a] 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.(G) 8 But now you must also rid yourselves(H) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,(I) and filthy language from your lips.(J) 9 Do not lie to each other,(K) since you have taken off your old self(L) with its practices 10 and have put on the new self,(M) which is being renewed(N) in knowledge in the image of its Creator.(O) 11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew,(P) circumcised or uncircumcised,(Q) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,(R) but Christ is all,(S) and is in all.
Footnotes
- Colossians 3:6 Some early manuscripts coming on those who are disobedient
Colossians 3:5-11
New King James Version
Colossians 3:5-11
New King James Version
5 (A)Therefore put to death (B)your members which are on the earth: (C)fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (D)which is idolatry. 6 (E)Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon (F)the sons of disobedience, 7 (G)in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
8 (H)But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who (I)is renewed in knowledge (J)according to the image of Him who (K)created him, 11 where there is neither (L)Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, (M)but Christ is all and in all.
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Colossians 3:5-11
GOD’S WORD Translation
Colossians 3:5-11
GOD’S WORD Translation
5 Therefore, put to death whatever is worldly in you: your sexual sin, perversion, passion, lust, and greed (which is the same thing as worshiping wealth). 6 It is because of these sins that God’s anger comes on those who refuse to obey him.[a] 7 You used to live that kind of sinful life. 8 Also get rid of your anger, hot tempers, hatred, cursing, obscene language, and all similar sins. 9 Don’t lie to each other. You’ve gotten rid of the person you used to be and the life you used to live, 10 and you’ve become a new person. This new person is continually renewed in knowledge to be like its Creator. 11 Where this happens, there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, uncivilized person, slave, or free person. Instead, Christ is everything and in everything.
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- 3:6 Some manuscripts and translations omit “on those who refuse to obey him.”
Colossians 3:5-11
English Standard Version
Colossians 3:5-11
English Standard Version
5 (A)Put to death therefore (B)what is earthly in you:[a] (C)sexual immorality, impurity, (D)passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (E)which is idolatry. 6 (F)On account of these the wrath of God is coming.[b] 7 (G)In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now (H)you must put them all away: (I)anger, wrath, malice, (J)slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 (K)Do not lie to one another, seeing that (L)you have put off (M)the old self[c] with its practices 10 and (N)have put on (O)the new self, (P)which is being renewed in knowledge (Q)after the image of (R)its creator. 11 (S)Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,[d] free; but Christ is (T)all, and in all.
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- Colossians 3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth
- Colossians 3:6 Some manuscripts add upon the sons of disobedience
- Colossians 3:9 Greek man; also as supplied in verse 10
- Colossians 3:11 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for Bondservants in verse 22
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