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

Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).(A) On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient.[a](B) These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life.[b] But now you must get rid of all such things: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive[c] language from your mouth.(C) Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices 10 and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator.(D) 11 In that renewal[d] there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, enslaved and free, but Christ is all and in all!(E)

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  1. 3.6 Gk the sons of disobedience; other ancient authorities lack on those who are disobedient
  2. 3.7 Or living among such people
  3. 3.8 Or filthy
  4. 3.11 Gk its creator, where