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(A)Therefore, [a]consider (B)the members of your earthly body as dead to (C)sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. On account of these things, (D)the wrath of God is coming [b]upon the sons of disobedience, and (E)in them you also once walked, when you were living [c]in them. But now you also, (F)lay them all aside: (G)wrath, anger, malice, slander, and (H)abusive speech from your mouth. [d](I)Do not lie to one another, since you (J)put off the old man with its evil practices, 10 and have (K)put on the new man who is being [e](L)renewed to a full knowledge (M)according to the image of the One who (N)created him— 11 a renewal in which (O)there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, (P)circumcised and uncircumcised, [f](Q)barbarian, Scythian, (R)slave, and freeman, but (S)Christ is all and in all.

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  1. Colossians 3:5 Or put to death the members which are upon the earth
  2. Colossians 3:6 Two early mss omit final clause
  3. Colossians 3:7 Or among these
  4. Colossians 3:9 Or Stop lying
  5. Colossians 3:10 Lit renovated
  6. Colossians 3:11 Those who were not Greeks, either by birth or by culture

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) 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.

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