Colossians

Colossians 3:5–6

⁵Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.^b

Footnotes

b 3:6 NE, WH, and Tischendorf do not include on the sons of disobedience.

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Colossians 3:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Put to death	Νεκρώσατε	Nekrōsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3499 I put to death, render weak
therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
components	μέλη	melē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3196 a limb, member
of your	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
earthly nature	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
sexual immorality	πορνείαν	porneian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4202 fornication, idolatry
impurity	ἀκαθαρσίαν	akatharsian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G167 uncleanness, impurity
lust	πάθος	pathos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3806 suffering, emotion, depraved passion, lust
evil	κακήν	kakēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2556 bad, evil
desires	ἐπιθυμίαν	epithymian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
greed	πλεονεξίαν	pleonexian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4124 covetousness, avarice
which	ἥτις	hētis	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
is	ἐστὶν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
idolatry	εἰδωλολατρία	eidōlolatria	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1495 worship or service of an image

Colossians 3:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because of	δι’	di’	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
these	ἃ	ha	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
wrath	ὀργὴ	orgē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3709 anger, wrath, passion
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
is coming	ἔρχεται	erchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
sons	υἱοὺς	huious	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5207 a son, descendent
of	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
disobedience	ἀπειθείας	apeitheias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G543 willful unbelief, obstinacy, disobedience

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Colossians 3:5 Romans 8:13 · Galatians 5:19–21 · Galatians 5:24 · 1 Peter 2:11 · Romans 6:13 · Ephesians 5:3–6 · 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 · 1 Corinthians 6:18 · Ephesians 4:19 · Mark 7:21–22 · Matthew 15:19 · 2 Corinthians 12:21

Colossians 3:6 Ephesians 5:6 · Romans 1:18 · 1 Peter 1:14 · Ezekiel 16:45–46 · Revelation 22:15 · Isaiah 57:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.