Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

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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) Because of these, the wrath of God(F) is coming.[a] You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.(G) 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) 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)

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

(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. (F)On account of these the wrath of God is coming.[b] (G)In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now (H)you must put them all away: (I)anger, wrath, malice, (J)slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. (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.

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  1. Colossians 3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth
  2. Colossians 3:6 Some manuscripts add upon the sons of disobedience
  3. Colossians 3:9 Greek man; also as supplied in verse 10

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity,(A) lust,(B) evil desire, and greed,(C) which is idolatry.(D) Because of these, God’s wrath(E) is coming upon the disobedient,[a] and you once walked in these things when you were living(F) in them. But now, put away(G) all the following: anger,(H) wrath,(I) malice,(J) slander,(K) and filthy language from your mouth.(L) Do not lie(M) to one another, since you have put off(N) the old self(O) with its practices 10 and have put on(P) the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your[b] Creator.(Q)

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  1. 3:6 Other mss omit upon the disobedient
  2. 3:10 Lit his

(A)Therefore [a]consider (B)the members of your earthly body as dead to [b](C)immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which [c]amounts to idolatry. For it is because of these things that (D)the wrath of God will come [d]upon the sons of disobedience, and (E)in them you also once walked, when you were living [e]in them. But now you also, (F)put them all aside: (G)anger, wrath, malice, slander, and (H)abusive speech from your mouth. [f](I)Do not lie to one another, since you (J)laid aside the old [g]self with its evil practices, 10 and have (K)put on the new self who is being [h](L)renewed to a true knowledge (M)according to the image of the One who (N)created him—

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  1. Colossians 3:5 Lit put to death the members which are upon the earth
  2. Colossians 3:5 Lit fornication
  3. Colossians 3:5 Lit is
  4. Colossians 3:6 Two early mss do not contain upon the sons of disobedience
  5. Colossians 3:7 Or among these
  6. Colossians 3:9 Or Stop lying
  7. Colossians 3:9 Gr anthropos
  8. Colossians 3:10 Lit renovated