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The Book of Colossians, Chapter 3, Verse 5

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Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
King James Version
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
American Standard Version
for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:
New English Translation
Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,
World English Bible
Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
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In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
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But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
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Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
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And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
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Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.
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Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
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Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
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And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
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And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.