Colossians 3:6

Contemporary English Version

God is angry with people who disobey him by doing these things.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Because of these, God’s wrath is coming upon the disobedient,

King James Version (1611)
For which things sake, the wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience,

King James Version
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

English Standard Version
On account of these the wrath of God is coming.

New American Standard Bible
For it is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

New Century Version
These things make God angry.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience,

Legacy Standard Bible
On account of these things, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

Berean Standard Bible
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

Complete Jewish Bible
for it is because of these things that God's anger is coming on those who disobey him.

Darby Translation
On account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Easy-to-Read Version
God will show his anger against those who don't obey him, because they do these evil things.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For the which things sake ye wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience.

George Lamsa Translation
And it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

Good News Translation
Because of such things God's anger will come upon those who do not obey him.

Lexham English Bible
because of which the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

Literal Translation
on account of which things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience,

Amplified Bible
Because of these [sinful] things the [divine] wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience [those who fail to listen and who routinely and obstinately disregard God's precepts],

American Standard Version
for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:

Bible in Basic English
Because of which the wrath of God comes on those who go against his orders;

Hebrew Names Version
for which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience.

International Standard Version
It is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient.on the sons of disobedience">[fn]Romans 1:18; Ephesians 2:2; 5:6; Revelation 22:15;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
For on account of these cometh the anger of Aloha upon the sons of disobedience. [fn]

Murdock Translation
For on account of these [fn] , the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For which thynges sake, the wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience,

English Revised Version
for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience;

World English Bible
for which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For which things the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

Weymouth's New Testament
It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for whiche thingis the wraththe of God cam on the sones of vnbileue;

Update Bible Version
for which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience:

Webster's Bible Translation
For which things the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

New English Translation
Because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

New King James Version
Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

New Living Translation
Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.

New Life Bible
It is because of these sins that the anger of God comes down on those who do not obey Him.

New Revised Standard
On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
On account of which things cometh the anger of God, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
For which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of unbelief.

Revised Standard Version
On account of these the wrath of God is coming.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
for which thynges sakes the wrath of God cometh on the chyldren of vnbeleve.

Young's Literal Translation
because of which things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for which thinges sakes the wrath of God commeth vpon the children of vnbeleue:

Mace New Testament (1729)
these are vices which draw down the divine vengeance upon unbelieving nations;

Simplified Cowboy Version
These are the things God will destroy. Don't be one who is destroyed along with them. Make no mistake, God is coming and the things of this world will be destroyed along with all who partake in it.

Contextual Overview

⁵ Don't be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex. Don't be immoral or indecent or have evil thoughts. Don't be greedy, which is the same as worshiping idols. ⁶ God is angry with people who disobey him by doing these things. ⁷ And that is exactly what you did, when you lived among people who behaved in this way.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

which: Romans 1:18, Ephesians 5:6, Revelation 22:15

children: Isaiah 57:4, Ezekiel 16:45, Ezekiel 16:46, Ephesians 2:2, Ephesians 2:3, 1 Peter 1:14, 2 Peter 2:14,*Gr.

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:13 - Say Romans 4:15 - Because Romans 8:13 - ye live Galatians 5:21 - that they Hebrews 4:11 - unbelief Hebrews 13:4 - and the bed Revelation 10:9 - Take

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
The snake was sneakier than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. One day it came to the woman and asked, "Did God tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?"

Genesis 3:2
The woman answered, "God said we could eat fruit from any tree in the garden,

Genesis 3:12
"It was the woman you put here with me," the man said. "She gave me some of the fruit, and I ate it."

Genesis 3:14
So the Lord God said to the snake: "Because of what you have done, you will be the only animal to suffer this curse— For as long as you live, you will crawl on your stomach and eat dirt.

Genesis 3:15
You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel."

Genesis 3:17
The Lord said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate fruit from that tree. And so, the ground will be under a curse because of what you did. As long as you live, you will have to struggle to grow enough food.

Genesis 3:19
You will have to sweat to earn a living; you were made out of soil, and you will once again turn into soil."

Genesis 39:7
and Potiphar's wife soon noticed him. She asked him to make love to her,

Joshua 7:21
While we were in Jericho, I saw a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred pieces of silver, and a gold bar that weighed the same as fifty pieces of gold. I wanted them for myself, so I took them. I dug a hole under my tent and hid the silver, the gold, and the robe." Joshua had some people run to Achan's tent, where they found the silver, the gold, and the robe.

2 Samuel 11:2
Late one afternoon, David got up from a nap and was walking around on the flat roof of his palace. A beautiful young woman was down below in her courtyard, bathing as her religion required. David happened to see her, and he sent one of his servants to find out who she was. The servant came back and told David, "Her name is Bathsheba. She is the daughter of Eliam, and she is the wife of Uriah the Hittite." David sent some messengers to bring her to his palace. She came to him, and he slept with her. Then she returned home.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For which things' sake,.... Those sins above mentioned, Colossians 3:5:

the wrath of God; the effects of it in temporal judgments, and eternal ruin and destruction, the wrath to come, which all are deserving of, and there is only deliverance from by Christ:

cometh upon the children of disobedience: who are disobedient both to the law of God, and Gospel of Christ: who are unbelievers in him, are rebellious and gainsaying, reject his calls, the persuasions of his ministers, set at nought his counsel, and will have none of his reproof. There have been already instances of God's displeasure at sin, his indignation against it, and his judgments on account of it: his wrath is revealed from heaven, and it will come down from thence on disobedient and rebellious sinners, and that suddenly, and with great power, like a mighty torrent, that there will be no standing before it. This is a reason why such who have life in Christ should mortify, repress, and abstain from the above sins; for though this regards sinners, and ungodly persons, yet the effects of God's wrath on such show how much such sins are displeasing to him, and detested by him, and therefore to be avoided by the saints.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For which things’ sake ... - See the notes at Ephesians 5:6, where the same expression occurs.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 6. The wrath of God cometh — God is angry with such persons, and he inflicts on them the punishment which they deserve.