Colossians 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Colossians 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Colossians 3:5 is a verse from the book of Colossians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupisce..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Colossians 3:5 — KJV
“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”
— Colossians 3:5 (KJV)
Colossians 3:5 in Context — About the Book of Colossians
Colossians answers every spiritual add-on with one word: Christ. He is the image of the invisible God, creator and sustainer of all things, in whom all fullness dwells — and you have been given fullness in Him. Set your mind above; let His peace rule; do everything in His name.
Cross-References for Colossians 3:5
“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:5: fornication, uncleanness, covetousness
“Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:5: therefore, earth, evil
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:5: earth, evil
“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Babel: that is, Confusion”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:5: therefore, earth
“Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:”
Shares key themes with Colossians 3:5: therefore, earth
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