Colossians 3:5-11
New Living Translation
5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. 6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.[a] 7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. 8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. 9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. 10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. 11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile,[b] circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized,[c] slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
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Colossians 3:5-11
International Standard Version
5 So put to death your worldly impulses:[a] sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). 6 It is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient.[b] 7 You used to behave like them as you lived among them. 8 But now you must also get rid of anger, wrath, malice, slander, obscene speech, and all such sins. 9 Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old nature with its practices 10 and have clothed yourselves with the new nature, which is being renewed in full knowledge, consistent with the image of the one who created it. 11 In him[c] there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian,[d] slave, or free person. Instead, the Messiah[e] is all and in all.
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- Colossians 3:5 Lit. the parts that are on the earth
- Colossians 3:6 Lit. on the sons of disobedience
- Colossians 3:11 Lit. it, 11 where
- Colossians 3:11 I.e. uncivilized person
- Colossians 3:11 Or Christ
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