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Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
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Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/colossians/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/colossians/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/colossians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore put to death the members which <i>are</i> upon the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/colossians/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/colossians/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/colossians/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, treat the parts of your earthly body as dead <i>to</i> sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/colossians/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/colossians/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/colossians/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore, consider the members of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/colossians/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So put to death <i>and</i> deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, <i>sinful</i> passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/colossians/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/colossians/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/colossians/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/colossians/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex. Don't be immoral or indecent or have evil thoughts. Don't be greedy, which is the same as worshiping idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/colossians/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, the which is idolatry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/colossians/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/colossians/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed (for greed is a form of idolatry). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/colossians/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So put to death your worldly impulses: sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/colossians/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/colossians/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/colossians/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, whatever is worldly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/colossians/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; lewdness, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/colossians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/colossians/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/colossians/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Put to death, then, your members that [are] on the earth—whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/colossians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore put to death the members which <i>are</i> upon the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/colossians/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Put to death, then, your members that are upon the earth -- whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/colossians/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Therefore kill your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/colossians/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is the service of idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/colossians/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, mortify your body, while it is upon the earth. For because of fornication, impurity, lust, evil desires, and avarice, which are a kind of service to idols,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/colossians/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/colossians/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/colossians/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Mortify therefore your earthly members: immorality, uncleanness, intemperate desires, evil lusts, and covetousness, for these are idolatry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/colossians/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Kill therefore your members that are in Earth: fornication, impurity, diseases, wicked desires, greed ( which is idol worship ),<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/colossians/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, your members that are on the earth, lewdness, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/colossians/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore kill your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/colossians/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, the vile passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is idolatry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/colossians/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Mortify therefore your sensual appetites, fornication, impurity, irregular passions, wicked desires, and that licentiousness practised by idolaters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/colossians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/colossians/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Make dead, therefore, <i>your</i> members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which, indeed, is idolatry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/colossians/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Mortify therefore your members <i>that are</i> upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, <i>disorderly</i> passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is <i>indeed</i> idolatry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/colossians/3-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7q-K-qsfihQ?start=534" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/colossians/3.htm">Putting on the New Self</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3499.htm" title="3499: Nekrōsate (V-AMA-2P) -- Lit. and met: I put to death, make as dead; I render weak, impotent. From nekros; to deaden, i.e. to subdue.">Put to death,</a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">therefore,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3196.htm" title="3196: melē (N-ANP) -- A bodily organ, limb, member. Of uncertain affinity; a limb or part of the body.">components</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of your</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earthly nature:</a> <a href="/greek/4202.htm" title="4202: porneian (N-AFS) -- Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry.">sexual immorality,</a> <a href="/greek/167.htm" title="167: akatharsian (N-AFS) -- Uncleanness, impurity. From akathartos; impurity, physically or morally.">impurity,</a> <a href="/greek/3806.htm" title="3806: pathos (N-ANS) -- Suffering, emotion, depraved passion, lust. From the alternate of pascho; properly, suffering, i.e. a passion.">lust,</a> <a href="/greek/2556.htm" title="2556: kakēn (Adj-AFS) -- Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.">evil</a> <a href="/greek/1939.htm" title="1939: epithymian (N-AFS) -- Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.">desires,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4124.htm" title="4124: pleonexian (N-AFS) -- Covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage. From pleonektes; avarice, i.e. fraudulency, extortion.">greed,</a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748: hētis (RelPro-NFS) -- Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. ">which</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/1495.htm" title="1495: eidōlolatria (N-NFS) -- Service (worship) of an image (an idol). From eidolon and latreia; image-worship.">idolatry.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">6</span>Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3-5</a></span><br />But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Romans 8:13</a></span><br />For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Romans 6:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. / Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-29.htm">Matthew 5:29-30</a></span><br />If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. / And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a></span><br />Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13-14</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">2 Timothy 2:22</a></span><br />Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Proverbs 6:25</a></span><br />Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2"> Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:</p><p class="hdg">Mortify.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6</a></b></br> Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with <i>him</i>, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Romans 8:13</a></b></br> For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/5-24.htm">Galatians 5:24</a></b></br> And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.</p><p class="hdg">members.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13</a></b></br> Neither yield ye your members <i>as</i> instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members <i>as</i> instruments of righteousness unto God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Romans 7:5,23</a></b></br> For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/4-1.htm">James 4:1</a></b></br> From whence <i>come</i> wars and fightings among you? <i>come they</i> not hence, <i>even</i> of your lusts that war in your members?</p><p class="hdg">fornication.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></b></br> For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21,22</a></b></br> For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29</a></b></br> Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,</p><p class="hdg">inordinate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26</a></b></br> For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:5</a></b></br> Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:</p><p class="hdg">evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Romans 7:7,8</a></b></br> What shall we say then? <i>Is</i> the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-8</a></b></br> Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/4-19.htm">Ephesians 4:19</a></b></br> Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.</p><p class="hdg">covetousness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/colossians/3-2.htm">Affection</a> <a href="/galatians/5-6.htm">Amounts</a> <a href="/colossians/2-17.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/colossians/2-23.htm">Body</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Concupiscence</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Covetousness</a> <a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/colossians/2-20.htm">Death</a> <a 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href="/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">Uncleanness</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">Unholy</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-5.htm">Use</a> <a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Vile</a> <a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-9.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Colossians 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/3-1.htm">He shows where we should seek Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">He exhorts to holiness;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/3-10.htm">to put off the old self, and put on Christ;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">exhorting to charity, humility, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/colossians/3-18.htm">and other 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<div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/colossians/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/colossians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/colossians/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Put to death, therefore,</b><br>This phrase calls for decisive action against sin, using the metaphor of execution to emphasize the seriousness of the task. The term "put to death" suggests a complete and final break from sinful behaviors. This echoes Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/5-29.htm">Matthew 5:29-30</a>, where He advises drastic measures to avoid sin. The use of "therefore" connects this command to the preceding verses, where believers are reminded of their new life in Christ and the need to set their minds on things above.<p><b>the components of your earthly nature:</b><br>The "earthly nature" refers to the sinful tendencies inherent in humanity due to the Fall (Genesis 3). This nature is contrasted with the new nature believers receive in Christ (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>). The call to put to death these components is a call to live according to the Spirit, as Paul also discusses in <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Romans 8:13</a>. The term "components" suggests that these are parts of a larger whole, indicating that sin is multifaceted and pervasive.<p><b>sexual immorality,</b><br>Sexual immorality, or "porneia" in Greek, encompasses all forms of illicit sexual behavior, including adultery, fornication, and homosexuality. In the Greco-Roman world, such practices were common and often accepted, making this command counter-cultural. The early church was called to a higher standard, reflecting God's design for sexuality as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a> and affirmed by Jesus in <a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a>.<p><b>impurity,</b><br>Impurity goes beyond physical acts to include thoughts and intentions that are morally unclean. This term is often associated with ritual uncleanness in the Old Testament (Leviticus 15), but in the New Testament, it takes on a moral dimension. Jesus emphasized the importance of inner purity in <a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a>, highlighting that true righteousness begins in the heart.<p><b>lust,</b><br>Lust refers to intense and uncontrolled desires, often of a sexual nature. It is a distortion of the natural desires God has given. <a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a> describes how lust leads to sin and ultimately death. The call to put to death lust is a call to align one's desires with God's will, as seen in <a href="/galatians/5-24.htm">Galatians 5:24</a>, where believers are urged to crucify the flesh with its passions.<p><b>evil desires,</b><br>Evil desires encompass a broader range of sinful cravings beyond sexual lust. These desires are rooted in the sinful nature and are contrary to the desires of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-17.htm">Galatians 5:17</a>). The transformation of desires is a key aspect of sanctification, as believers are called to desire what is good, pure, and holy (<a href="/philippians/4-8.htm">Philippians 4:8</a>).<p><b>and greed,</b><br>Greed, or covetousness, is an insatiable desire for more, often at the expense of others. It is a form of idolatry because it places material possessions or wealth above God. Jesus warned against greed in <a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15</a>, emphasizing that life does not consist in an abundance of possessions. The Tenth Commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">Exodus 20:17</a>) also addresses this issue, highlighting its longstanding presence as a human struggle.<p><b>which is idolatry.</b><br>Idolatry is the worship of anything other than the one true God. By equating greed with idolatry, Paul underscores the spiritual danger of allowing desires for material things to take precedence over devotion to God. This connection is seen throughout Scripture, where idolatry is consistently condemned (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4, 1</a> <a href="/john/5-21.htm">John 5:21</a>). The call to put to death these sins is ultimately a call to worship God alone, as seen in Jesus' declaration in <a href="/matthew/4-10.htm">Matthew 4:10</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter to the Colossians, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/colossae.htm">Colossae</a></b><br>An ancient city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) where the recipients of this letter resided. The church in Colossae was a young Christian community facing various doctrinal challenges.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_colossian_church.htm">The Colossian Church</a></b><br>The group of believers in Colossae to whom Paul addressed this letter, providing guidance and correction in their spiritual journey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_put_to_death.htm">Understanding Put to Death</a></b><br>The Greek word used here, (nekrosate), implies a decisive and active effort to eradicate sinful behaviors. It is not a passive suggestion but a command to take serious action against sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identifying_idolatry.htm">Identifying Idolatry</a></b><br>Greed is equated with idolatry in this verse. This teaches us that anything we prioritize over God, including material desires, can become an idol in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live a life that reflects our new identity in Christ. This involves a conscious effort to reject our earthly nature and embrace spiritual virtues.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>While we are commanded to put to death sinful behaviors, it is through the power of the Holy Spirit that we can truly overcome these tendencies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>Engaging with a community of believers can provide support and accountability as we strive to live according to God's standards.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_colossians_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Colossians 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_tacitus,_roman_historian.htm">Is pornography explicitly labeled a sin in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_mortification_mean.htm">What does mortification mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_heavenly_focus_limit_earthly_impact.htm">Can being too heavenly minded hinder earthly effectiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_greed.htm">What is the Bible's stance on greed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/colossians/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>[<span class= "bld">5.Practical Exhortation, General.</span><p>(1) NEGATIVE.--To MORTIFY THE OLD MAN, by fleeing from--<p>(<span class= "ital">a</span>)<span class= "ital">Uncleanness and lust</span> (<a href="/context/colossians/3-5.htm" title=" Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:">Colossians 3:5-7</a>);<p>(<span class= "ital">b</span>)<span class= "ital">Wrath and malice</span> (<a href="/colossians/3-8.htm" title=" But now you also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.">Colossians 3:8</a>);<p>(<span class= "ital">c</span>)<span class= "ital">Falsehood</span> (<a href="/colossians/3-9.htm" title=" Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds;">Colossians 3:9</a>).<p>(2) POSITIVE.--To PUT ON THE NEW MAN, making Christ our "all in all." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/colossians/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Make dead, therefore, the</span> (or, <span class="accented">your</span>) <span class="cmt_word">members that are upon the earth</span> (<a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-9.htm">Colossians 3:9</a>; <a href="/ephesians/4-21.htm">Ephesians 4:21, 22</a>; <a href="/philippians/3-19.htm">Philippians 3:19</a>; <a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6</a>; <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Romans 8:13</a>; <a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Romans 13:14</a>). "Your" is omitted by most textual critics, but English idiom requires it in translation. In its absence a stronger emphasis falls on the defining clause, "that are upon the earth." As these things may no longer be pursued or studied (vers. 1, 2), the organs devoted to them must be put to death. These <span class="accented">members</span> are indeed those of the actual body (<a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13, 19</a>; <a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Romans 7:5, 23</a>; <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Romans 8:13</a>); but these <span class="accented">in so far as ruled hitherto by sinful impulse and habit</span>, constituting the body of "the old man" (ver. 9; <a href="/ephesians/4-22.htm">Ephesians 4:22</a>; <a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6</a>), "of the flesh" (<a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a>), "of sin," and "of death" (<a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6</a>; <a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Romans 7:24</a>), with "sinful passions working in its members, bearing fruit unto death" (<a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Romans 7:5</a>): setup, note, <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a>. <span class="accented">That</span> body is "made dead" by destruction of the evil passions that animated it. The body of "the new man" is physically identical with it, but different in moral habit and diathesis - a difference that manifests itself even in bodily expression and manner (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>). <span class="greek">Νεκρόω</span> occurs besides in the New Testament only in <a href="/romans/4-19.htm">Romans 4:19</a> and <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Hebrews 11:12</a> (in <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Romans 8:13</a>, a still stronger word is used of "the practices" of the body): as the aged Abraham had been <span class="accented">made dead</span> in respect of the natural possibility of fatherhood, so the body of the Christian is to be dead for purposes of sin. If there were any doubt as to the writer's meaning, the next clause removes it. His language has approached that of the philosophical ascetics (see <a href="/colossians/2-23.htm">Colossians 2:23</a>, note and quotations); hence the abrupt explanatory apposition that follows: <span class="cmt_word">fornication, uncleanness,</span> (sensual) <span class="cmt_word">passion, evil desire, and covetousness, the which is idolatry</span> (<a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3-5</a>; <a href="/philippians/3-19.htm">Philippians 3:19</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-11</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/5-11.htm">1 Corinthians 5:11</a>; <a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a>; <a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24, 31, 32</a>; <a href="/luke/12-21.htm">Luke 12:21</a>; <a href="/psalms/49-6.htm">Psalm 49:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/52-7.htm">Psalm 52:7</a>). To these vices the Colossian Gentiles (some of them at least) had been to such a degree devoted that their <span class="accented">members</span> had become virtually identified therewith. The first two sins are related as particular and general. The second pair, <span class="greek">πάθος</span> and <span class="greek">ἐπιθυμία</span>, are combined in <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:4</a> in contrast to "(bodily) sanctification and honour" (comp. <a href="/colossians/2-23.htm">Colossians 2:23</a>, and "passions of dishonour," <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26</a>). The former denotes a morbid, inflamed condition of the sensual appetite; the latter, craving for some particular gratification of it (see Trench's 'Synonyms'). Neither of these words is etymologically, or invariably, evil in sense. The degradation of such terms in all languages is a sad evidence of the corruption of our nature. <span class="greek">Πλεονεξία</span> is both wider and more intense in meaning than our "covetousness." It denotes radically the disposition to "have more," "grasping greed," "selfishness grown to a passion." Hence it applies to sins of impurity, greediness for sensual pleasure (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:6</a>; <a href="/ephesians/4-19.htm">Ephesians 4:19</a>); but by the emphatic use of the article ("the covetousness"), and by the words that follow, it is marked out as a distinct type of sin; so in <a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3, 5</a>, where "uncleanness" and "greed" are stigmatized as <span class="accented">vile</span> forms of sin. This word, often used by St. Paul, is peculiar to him in the New Testament. "The which" (<span class="greek">ἥτις</span>: setup. <span class="greek">α{τινα</span>, <a href="/colossians/2-23.htm">Colossians 2:23</a>) gives a reason while it states a fact ("inasmuch as it is idolatry"). For the thought, setup. <a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Ephesians 5:5</a> and <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a>, also <a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a>; it is a commonplace of religion, and appears in Philo and Jewish rabbis (see Lightfoot). Lightfoot places a colon after "upon the earth," and supposes "fornication," etc., to be "proleptic accusatives," looking forward to some verb unexpressed, such as "put off" (ver. 8). But this is needless (see Winer, p. 666), and the command, "make dead your members," requires this qualifying explanation. The grammatical awkwardness of the apposition is not without rhetorical effect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/colossians/3-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Put to death,</span><br /><span class="grk">Νεκρώσατε</span> <span class="translit">(Nekrōsate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lit. and met: I put to death, make as dead; I render weak, impotent. From nekros; to deaden, i.e. to subdue.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">therefore,</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰ</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">components</span><br /><span class="grk">μέλη</span> <span class="translit">(melē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bodily organ, limb, member. Of uncertain affinity; a limb or part of the body.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰ</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">earthly nature:</span><br /><span class="grk">γῆς</span> <span class="translit">(gēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sexual immorality,</span><br /><span class="grk">πορνείαν</span> <span class="translit">(porneian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4202.htm">Strong's 4202: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">impurity,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκαθαρσίαν</span> <span class="translit">(akatharsian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_167.htm">Strong's 167: </a> </span><span class="str2">Uncleanness, impurity. From akathartos; impurity, physically or morally.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lust,</span><br /><span class="grk">πάθος</span> <span class="translit">(pathos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3806.htm">Strong's 3806: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suffering, emotion, depraved passion, lust. From the alternate of pascho; properly, suffering, i.e. a passion.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="grk">κακήν</span> <span class="translit">(kakēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2556.htm">Strong's 2556: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">desires,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπιθυμίαν</span> <span class="translit">(epithymian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1939.htm">Strong's 1939: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">greed,</span><br /><span class="grk">πλεονεξίαν</span> <span class="translit">(pleonexian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage. From pleonektes; avarice, i.e. fraudulency, extortion.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="grk">ἥτις</span> <span class="translit">(hētis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3748.htm">Strong's 3748: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστὶν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">idolatry.</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰδωλολατρία</span> <span class="translit">(eidōlolatria)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1495.htm">Strong's 1495: </a> </span><span class="str2">Service (worship) of an image (an idol). From eidolon and latreia; image-worship.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">NT Letters: Colossians 3:5 Put to death therefore your members which (Coloss. 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