Colossians 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”

Colossians 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Colossians 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Colossians 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”

Colossians 3:5 — World English Bible

Colossians 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; ”

Colossians 3:5 — American Standard Version

Colossians 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry--”

Colossians 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Colossians 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Put to death therefore your members which [are] upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry. ”

Colossians 3:5 — Darby Translation

Colossians 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, vncleannes, the inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnes which is idolatrie.”

Colossians 3:5 — Geneva Bible

Colossians 3:5 in Context — Colossians 3

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

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What Does Colossians 3:5 Mean?

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