Colossians 3:5

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

"Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:" - Colossians 3:5
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What does Colossians 3:5 mean?

Colossians 3:5 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry." This verse is part of a larger passage in the…

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Mortifying the Flesh: A Call to Holiness

Colossians 3:5 reminds us of a profound truth about our spiritual walk: "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry" (KJV). This verse calls us to action…

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A Prayer for Purity and Transformation

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a humble heart, seeking Your divine presence to transform my life according to Your will. I am reminded of the words of Your servant Paul in Colossians 3:5, where he admonishes us, "Mortify therefore your…

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Colossians 3:5 - "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:"
Colossians 3:5-6 - "Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience."
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"Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience." - Colossians 3:5-6
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Colossians 3:3 - "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
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Colossians 4:5 - "Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time."
Colossians 2:3 - "In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
Colossians 3:2 - "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Colossians 3:19 - "Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them."
Colossians 3:21 - "Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged."
Colossians 3:6 - "For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:"
Colossians 3:14 - "And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness."
Colossians 3:23 - "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Colossians 3:18 - "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord."
"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." - Colossians 3:3
Colossians 3:7 - "In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them."
Colossians 3:20 - "Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord."
Colossians 3:24 - "Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ."