Colossians 3:5

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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

BSB

Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

WEB

Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

YLT

Put to death, then, your members that are upon the earth—whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry—

F.O.G Original

(5) So then put to death the members which are upon the land, sexual immorality, impurity, lustful passion, evil desire and greed which is idolatry.

F.O.G

(5) So then put to death the members which are upon the land, sexual immorality, impurity, lustful passion, evil desire and greed which is idolatry.

F.O.G MSG

⁵So put to death the earthly nature within you: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful passion, evil desires, and greed—which is nothing less than idol worship.ᵃ

Footnotes:

⁵ᵃ Greed as idol worship: Paul equates greed with idolatry because it places material possessions above God as the object of ultimate devotion and trust.