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Christ is your life. When he appears, then you, too, will appear with him in glory.

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). It is because of these sins that God’s anger comes on those who refuse to obey him.[a]

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  1. 3:6 Some manuscripts and translations omit “on those who refuse to obey him.”

When Christ, who is your[a] life,(A) appears,(B) then you also will appear with him in glory.(C)

Put to death,(D) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:(E) sexual immorality,(F) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,(G) which is idolatry.(H) Because of these, the wrath of God(I) is coming.[b]

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  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
  2. Colossians 3:6 Some early manuscripts coming on those who are disobedient