Colossians 3:8

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But now, put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.

King James Version (1611)
But now you also put off all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemie, filthy communication out of your mouth.

King James Version
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

English Standard Version
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

New American Standard Bible
But now you also, rid yourselves of all of them: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene speech from your mouth.

New Century Version
But now also put these things out of your life: anger, bad temper, doing or saying things to hurt others, and using evil words when you talk.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.

Legacy Standard Bible
But now you also, lay them all aside: wrath, anger, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.

Berean Standard Bible
But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.

Contemporary English Version
But now you must stop doing such things. You must quit being angry, hateful, and evil. You must no longer say insulting or cruel things about others.

Complete Jewish Bible
but now, put them all away — anger, exasperation, meanness, slander and obscene talk.

Darby Translation
But now, put off, *ye* also, all [these] things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.

Easy-to-Read Version
But now put these things out of your life: anger, losing your temper, doing or saying things to hurt others, and saying shameful things.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But now put ye away euen all these things, wrath, anger, maliciousnes, cursed speaking, filthie speaking, out of your mouth.

George Lamsa Translation
But now put off from you all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, foul conversation.

Good News Translation
But now you must get rid of all these things: anger, passion, and hateful feelings. No insults or obscene talk must ever come from your lips.

Lexham English Bible
But now you also lay aside all these things: anger, rage, wickedness, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

Literal Translation
But now, you also, put off all these things: wrath, anger, malice, evil-speaking, shameful speech out of your mouth.

Amplified Bible
But now rid yourselves [completely] of all these things: anger, rage, malice, slander, and obscene (abusive, filthy, vulgar) language from your mouth.

American Standard Version
but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

Bible in Basic English
But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

Hebrew Names Version
but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

International Standard Version
But now you must also get rid of anger, wrath, malice, slander, obscene language from your mouth, and all such sins.Ephesians 4:22,29; 5:4; Hebrews 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Peter 2:1;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
But now cease you from all these; anger, wrath, malice, reviling, impure speech:

Murdock Translation
But now, put away from you all these, wrath, anger, malice, reviling, filthy talking:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But nowe put ye of also all, wrath, fiercenesse, maliciousnesse, blasphemie, filthie comunication out of your mouth.

English Revised Version
But now put ye also away all these; anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

World English Bible
but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But now put ye also all these things off, anger, wrath, ill-nature, evil speaking, filthy discourse out of your mouth.

Weymouth's New Testament
But now you must rid yourselves of every kind of sin--angry and passionate outbreaks, ill-will, evil speaking, foul-mouthed abuse--so that these may never soil your lips.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But now putte ye awei alle thingis, wraththe, indignacioun, malice, blasfemye and foule word of youre mouth.

Update Bible Version
but now do you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

Webster's Bible Translation
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

New English Translation
But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

New King James Version
But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.

New Living Translation
But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.

New Life Bible
Put out of your life these things also: anger, bad temper, bad feelings toward others, talk that hurts people, speaking against God, and dirty talk.

New Revised Standard
But now you must get rid of all such things—anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, now, do, ye also, put them all away, - anger, wrath, baseness, defamation, shameful talk out of your mouth:

Douay-Rheims Bible
But now put you also all away: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, filthy speech out of your mouth.

Revised Standard Version
But now put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But now put ye also awaye from you all thynges wrath fearsnes maliciousnes cursed speakynge filthy speakynge out of youre mouthes.

Young's Literal Translation
but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But now put all awaye fro you: wrath, fearcenesse, maliciousnes, cursed speakynge, fylthie wordes out of youre mouth.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but now renounce them all, as well as anger, animosity, malice: let calumny and obscene discourse be banish'd from your lips.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Other things that will get you bucked off into the eternal fire are anger, rage, malice, talking crap about your neighbor, and other filthy things that come out of your mouth.

Contextual Overview

⁹Don't lie to one another. You're done with that old life. It's like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes you've stripped off and put in the fire. Now you're dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom-made by the Creator, with his label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete. Words like Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and irreligious, insider and outsider, uncivilized and uncouth, slave and free, mean nothing. From now on everyone is defined by Christ, everyone is included in Christ.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

put: Colossians 3:5, Colossians 3:9, Ephesians 4:22, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:21, 1 Peter 2:1

anger: Psalms 37:8, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 19:19, Proverbs 29:22, Matthew 5:22, Romans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians 5:15, Galatians 5:20, Galatians 5:26, Ephesians 4:26, Ephesians 4:31, Ephesians 4:32, 2 Timothy 2:23, 2 Timothy 2:24, James 1:20, James 3:14-16

blasphemy: Leviticus 24:11-16, Mark 7:22, 1 Timothy 1:13, 1 Timothy 1:20, James 2:7, Jude 1:8, Revelation 16:9

filthy: Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:4, James 3:4-6, 2 Peter 2:7, 2 Peter 2:18, Jude 1:8, Jude 1:13

Reciprocal: Leviticus 19:18 - not avenge Psalms 109:18 - As he Proverbs 4:24 - Put Romans 13:12 - cast Philippians 2:3 - nothing Colossians 2:11 - in putting James 1:19 - slow to wrath James 3:6 - a world 1 Peter 4:2 - no

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
The serpent was clever, more clever than any wild animal God had made. He spoke to the Woman: "Do I understand that God told you not to eat from any tree in the garden?"

Genesis 3:2
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"

Genesis 3:9
God called to the Man: "Where are you?"

Genesis 3:10
He said, "I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked. And I hid."

Genesis 3:12
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"

Genesis 3:21
God made leather clothing for Adam and his wife and dressed them.

Genesis 3:22
God said, "The Man has become like one of us, capable of knowing everything, ranging from good to evil. What if he now should reach out and take fruit from the Tree-of-Life and eat, and live forever? Never—this cannot happen!"

Deuteronomy 5:25
Moses Teaches Israel on the Plains of Moab Moses called all Israel together. He said to them, Attention, Israel. Listen obediently to the rules and regulations I am delivering to your listening ears today. Learn them. Live them. God , our God, made a covenant with us at Horeb. God didn't just make this covenant with our parents; he made it also with us, with all of us who are alive right now. God spoke to you personally out of the fire on the mountain. At the time I stood between God and you, to tell you what God said. You were afraid, remember, of the fire and wouldn't climb the mountain. He said: I am God , your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of slaves. No other gods, only me. No carved gods of any size, shape, or form of anything whatever, whether of things that fly or walk or swim. Don't bow down to them and don't serve them because I am God, your God, and I'm a most jealous God. I hold parents responsible for any sins they pass on to their children to the third, and yes, even to the fourth generation. But I'm lovingly loyal to the thousands who love me and keep my commandments. No using the name of God , your God, in curses or silly banter; God won't put up with the irreverent use of his name. No working on the Sabbath; keep it holy just as God , your God, commanded you. Work six days, doing everything you have to do, but the seventh day is a Sabbath, a Rest Day—no work: not you, your son, your daughter, your servant, your maid, your ox, your donkey (or any of your animals), and not even the foreigner visiting your town. That way your servants and maids will get the same rest as you. Don't ever forget that you were slaves in Egypt and God , your God, got you out of there in a powerful show of strength. That's why God , your God, commands you to observe the day of Sabbath rest. Respect your father and mother— God , your God, commands it! You'll have a long life; the land that God is giving you will treat you well. No murder. No adultery. No stealing. No lies about your neighbor. No coveting your neighbor's wife. And no lusting for his house, field, servant, maid, ox, or donkey either—nothing that belongs to your neighbor! These are the words that God spoke to the whole congregation at the mountain. He spoke in a tremendous voice from the fire and cloud and dark mist. And that was it. No more words. Then he wrote them on two slabs of stone and gave them to me. As it turned out, when you heard the Voice out of that dark cloud and saw the mountain on fire, you approached me, all the heads of your tribes and your leaders, and said, "Our God has revealed to us his glory and greatness. We've heard him speak from the fire today! We've seen that God can speak to humans and they can still live. But why risk it further? This huge fire will devour us if we stay around any longer. If we hear God 's voice anymore, we'll die for sure. Has anyone ever known of anyone who has heard the Voice of God the way we have and lived to tell the story? "From now on, you go and listen to what God , our God, says and then tell us what God tells you. We'll listen and we'll do it." God heard what you said to me and told me, "I've heard what the people said to you. They're right—good and true words. What I wouldn't give if they'd always feel this way, continuing to revere me and always keep all my commands; they'd have a good life forever, they and their children! "Go ahead and tell them to go home to their tents. But you, you stay here with me so I can tell you every commandment and all the rules and regulations that you must teach them so they'll know how to live in the land that I'm giving them as their own." So be very careful to act exactly as God commands you. Don't veer off to the right or the left. Walk straight down the road God commands so that you'll have a good life and live a long time in the land that you're about to possess.

Job 38:1
And now, finally, God answered Job from the eye of a violent storm. He said:

Proverbs 15:3
God doesn't miss a thing— he's alert to good and evil alike.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But now you also put off all these,.... Intimating, that now since they were converted and delivered out of the former state in which they were once, and professed not to walk and live in sin, it became them to separate, remove, and put at a distance from them all sins, and every vice, to lay them aside as dead weights upon them, and put them off as filthy garments; for such sins are never to be put on, and cleaved to again as formerly; and that not only those, the above mentioned, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, but the following also,

anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, or "evil speaking"; what vices are here intended, :-; to which is added,

filthy communication, which comes

out of the mouth: and is to be removed and put out of it, or abstained from; and which is to be understood also of blasphemy, or evil speaking of one another, whereby the credit and reputation of each other may be hurt. "Filthy communication" is the same with that which is said to be corrupt, Ephesians 4:29; and which, though it is applicable to all speech that is unsavoury, unedifying, idle, and useless, and may be properly enough said of flattery, lying, cursing, and swearing; yet chiefly regards obscene language, unchaste words, and filthy talking, which tend to encourage and cherish the sin of uncleanness in any of its branches, flattery, lying, cursing, and swearing; yet chiefly regards obscene language, unchaste words, and filthy talking, which tend to encourage and cherish the sin of uncleanness in any of its branches.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But now ye also put off all these - All these which follow, as being also inconsistent with the Christian calling.

Anger, wrath - Notes, Ephesians 4:26.

Malice - Notes, Ephesians 4:31.

Blasphemy - Notes, Matthew 9:3. The word here seems to mean all injurious and calumnious speaking - whether against God or man.

Filthy communication out of your mouth - Lewd, indecent, and immodest discourse; Notes, Ephesians 4:29. The conversation of the pagan everywhere abounds with this. A pure method of conversation among men is the fruit of Christianity.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 8. But now ye also put on all these — Ephesians 4:22; Ephesians 4:22. Being now converted, sin had no more dominion over them.

Anger, wrath, c.] They had not only lived in the evils mentioned Colossians 3:5, but also in those enumerated here and they had not only laid aside the former, but they had laid aside the latter also. They retained no bosom, no easily besetting, sin. They were risen with Christ, and they sought the things which were above.

Blasphemy — The word seems here to mean injurious and calumnious speaking.