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.