Colossians 3:5-14
Legacy Standard Bible
5 (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. 6 On account of these things, (D)the wrath of God is coming [b]upon the sons of disobedience, 7 and (E)in them you also once walked, when you were living [c]in them. 8 But now you also, (F)lay them all aside: (G)wrath, anger, malice, slander, and (H)abusive speech from your mouth. 9 [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.
12 So, as the (T)elect of God, holy and beloved, (U)put on a (V)heart of compassion, kindness, (W)humility, gentleness, and [g](X)patience; 13 (Y)bearing with one another, and (Z)graciously forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone, (AA)just as the Lord graciously forgave you, so also should you. 14 Above all these things put on love, which is [h](AB)the perfect bond of (AC)unity.
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- Colossians 3:5 Or put to death the members which are upon the earth
- Colossians 3:6 Two early mss omit final clause
- Colossians 3:7 Or among these
- Colossians 3:9 Or Stop lying
- Colossians 3:10 Lit renovated
- Colossians 3:11 Those who were not Greeks, either by birth or by culture
- Colossians 3:12 Forbearance toward others
- Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection
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