Colossians 3:8
But, now, do, ye also, put them all away,—anger, wrath, baseness, defamation, shameful talk out of your mouth:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7Wherein, ye also, walked, at one time, when ye were living in these things;
Cross References
Psalms 37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;
Proverbs 19:19A man in a rage, taketh away the penalty,—nevertheless, if thou let him go free, the more [stripes] must thou add.
Matthew 5:22But, I, say unto you, that, every one who is angry with his brother, shall be, liable, to judgment,—and, whosoever shall say to his brother, Worthless one!, shall be, liable, to the high council; and, whosoever shall say, Rebel!, shall be, liable, unto the fiery gehenna.
Romans 13:13As in daytime, becomingly let us walk: not in revellings and in drunken bouts, not in chamberings and in wanton deeds, not in strife and envy;—
2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear—lest, by any means, when I come, not such as I wish, should I find you, and, I, should be found by you, such as ye do not wish;—lest, by any means, [I should find] strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, railings, whisperings, puffed up pretensions, confusions;—
Galatians 5:20idolatry, enchantment, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, divisions, parties,
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:6-8
Necessity of Mortifying Sin. ( a. d. 62.) 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. The apostle exhorts the Colossians to the mortification of sin, the great hindrance to seeking the things which are above. Since it is our duty to set our affections… Read the whole commentary →