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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:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of you” (ὑμῶν) before which [are] here.

ΝεκρώσατεnekrōsateMortifyνεκρόω (nekroō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Mortify”, a single actionG3499lit. and met: I put to death, make as dead; I render weak, impotent.Mortifyοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeτὰtawhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichμέληmelēmemberμέλος (melos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “member”, the object formG3196a bodily organ, limb, member.This verse uses “member”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπὶepiare uponἐπίpreposition — “are upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.are uponτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earthπορνείανporneianfornicationπορνεία (porneia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “fornication”, the object formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.This verse uses “fornication”.fornicationἀκαθαρσίανakatharsianuncleannessἀκαθαρσία (akatharsia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “uncleanness”, the object formG167uncleanness, impurity.This verse uses “uncleanness”.uncleannessπάθοςpathosinordinate affectionπάθοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “inordinate affection”, the object formG3806suffering, emotion, depraved passion, lust.inordinate affectionἐπιθυμίανepithumianconcupiscenceἐπιθυμία (epithumia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “concupiscence”, the object formG1939desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust.concupiscenceκακήνkakēnevilκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “evil”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλεονεξίανpleonexiancovetousnessπλεονεξία (pleonexia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “covetousness”, the object formG4124covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage.This verse uses “covetousness”.covetousnessἥτιςhētiswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isεἰδωλολατρίαeidōlolatriaidolatryεἰδωλολατρίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “idolatry”, the subject formG1495service (worship) of an image (an idol).idolatry

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

Young’s Literal Translation

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

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.

Darby Translation

Put to death therefore your members which [are] upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.

Douay-Rheims

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is the service of idols.

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