Put Off the Old Behavior

Therefore put to death what is earthly in you[a]: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustful passion, evil desire, and greediness, which is idolatry, because of which the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which also you once lived, when you used to live in them.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:5 Literally “the members on the earth”
  2. Colossians 3:7 Or “among them” (the pronoun may refer either to people or to sins)

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)

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Footnotes

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