Colossians 3:8

Colossians 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.

Context of Colossians 3:8

6It is because of these sins that God’s anger comes on those who refuse to obey him. 7You used to live that kind of sinful life. Also get rid of your anger, hot tempers, hatred, cursing, obscene language, and all similar sins. 9Don’t lie to each other. You’ve gotten rid of the person you used to be and the life you used to live, 10and you’ve become a new person. This new person is continually renewed in knowledge to be like its Creator.

Colossians 3:8 word by word

Νυνὶ δὲ ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς τὰ πάντα, ὀργήν, θυμόν, κακίαν, βλασφημίαν, αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• nowνυνίnuni · nowG3570
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• put offἀποτίθημιapotithēmi · to put asideG659
• all theseπᾶςpas · allG3956
• angerὀργήorgē · wrathG3709
• wrathθυμόςthumos · wrathG2372
• maliceκακίαkakia · evilG2549
• blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmia · blasphemyG988
• filthy communicationαἰσχρολογίαaischrologia · obscenityG148
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750

Cross-references for Colossians 3:8

• Colossians 3:5Therefore, put to death whatever is worldly in you: your sexual sin, perversion, passion, lust, and greed (which is the same thing as worshiping wealth).
• Ephesians 4:22You were taught to change the way you were living. The person you used to be will ruin you through desires that deceive you.
• Hebrews 12:1Since we are surrounded by so many examples ⌞of faith⌟, we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially sin that distracts us. We must run the race that lies ahead of us and never give up.
• James 1:21So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you.
• 1 Peter 2:1So get rid of every kind of evil, every kind of deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.
• Psalms 37:8Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be preoccupied. It only leads to evil.
• Proverbs 17:14Starting a quarrel is ⌞like⌟ opening a floodgate, so stop before the argument gets out of control.
• Proverbs 19:19A person who has a hot temper will pay for it. If you rescue him, you will have to do it over and over.
• Proverbs 29:22An angry person stirs up a fight, and a hothead does much wrong.
• Matthew 5:22But I can guarantee that whoever is angry with another believer will answer for it in court. Whoever calls another believer an insulting name will answer for it in the highest court. Whoever calls another believer a fool will answer for it in hellfire.
• Romans 13:13We should live decently, as people who live in the light of day. Wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, rivalry, and jealousy cannot be part of our lives.
• 1 Corinthians 3:3because you’re still influenced by your corrupt nature. When you are jealous and quarrel among yourselves, aren’t you influenced by your corrupt nature and living by human standards?
• 2 Corinthians 12:20I’m afraid that I may come and find you different from what I want you to be, and that you may find me different from what you want me to be. I’m afraid that there may be rivalry, jealousy, hot tempers, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.
• Galatians 5:15But if you criticize and attack each other, be careful that you don’t destroy each other.
• Ephesians 4:26Be angry without sinning. Don’t go to bed angry.
• 2 Timothy 2:23Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments. You know they cause quarrels.

Commentaries on Colossians 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8But now ye also put on all these - See on Ephesians 4:22; (note). Being now converted, sin had no more dominion over them. Anger, wrath, etc - They had not only lived in the evils mentioned Colossians 3:5, but also in those enumerated here; and they had not only laid aside the former, but they had laid aside the latter also. They retained no bosom, no easily besetting, sin. They were risen with Christ, and they sought the things which were above…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But now ye also put off all these - All these which follow, as being also inconsistent with the Christian calling. Anger, wrath - Notes, Ephesians 4:26. Malice - Notes, Ephesians 4:31. Blasphemy - Notes, Matthew 9:3. The word here seems to mean all injurious and calumnious speaking - whether against God or man. Filthy communication out of your mouth - Lewd, indecent, and immodest discourse; Notes, Ephesians 4:29. The conversation of the pagan everywhere…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 It is our duty to mortify our members which incline to the things of the world. Mortify them, kill them, suppress them, as weeds or vermin which spread and destroy all about them. Continual opposition must be made to all corrupt workings, and no provision made for carnal indulgences. Occasions of sin must be avoided: the lusts of the flesh, and the love of the world; and covetousness, which is idolatry; love of present good, and of outward…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8put aside (literally take off): Taking off clothes is a metaphor for removing habits that interfere with our relationship with the Lord (see Romans 13:12; Ephesians 4:22, 25; Hebrews 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Peter 2:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. But now--that ye are no longer living in them. ye also--like other believers; answering to "ye also" (Col 3:7) like other unbelievers formerly. put off--"Do ye also put away all these," namely, those just enumerated, and those which follow [Alford]. anger, wrath--(See on Ep 4:31). blasphemy--rather, "reviling," "evil-speaking," as it is translated in Ep 4:31. filthy communication--The context favors the translation, "abusive language," rather than…Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 3:8

• Anger
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Commentaries on Colossians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings