Colossians 3:5

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Bible verse Christian scripture New Testament verse

Colossians 3:5 is a New Testament verse in Paul’s letter to the Colossians that commands believers to put to death earthly, sinful behaviors, forming a key biblical foundation for the doctrine of mortification of sin.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Colossians 3:5 canonical	1
Colossians chapter 3	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bible verse ⓘ Christian scripture ⓘ New Testament verse ⓘ
addressedTo	Christians in Colossae ⓘ
audience	baptized believers in Christ ⓘ
book	Epistle to the Colossians ⓘ surface form: Colossians
canonicalNumbering	3:5 ⓘ
commandType	moral exhortation ⓘ
crossReference	Ephesians 4:22 ⓘ Ephesians 5:3 ⓘ Galatians 5:24 ⓘ Romans 8:13 ⓘ
doctrinalUse	foundation for doctrine of mortification of sin ⓘ
ethicalFocus	internal transformation ⓘ renunciation of sinful behaviors ⓘ
genre	epistle ⓘ
givesCommand	put to death earthly members ⓘ
identifiesAs	covetousness is idolatry ⓘ
immediateContext	contrast between old self and new self ⓘ
influenced	Puritan spirituality ⓘ Reformed teaching on mortification ⓘ
language	Koine Greek ⓘ
literaryContext	instructions for the Christian life ⓘ
locationInCanon	Pauline Epistles ⓘ surface form: Pauline epistles
mentionsConcept	covetousness ⓘ evil desire ⓘ impurity ⓘ passion ⓘ sexual immorality ⓘ
moralImperative	active opposition to sinful desires ⓘ
partOf	Bible ⓘ surface form: Christian Bible Colossians 3:5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Colossians chapter 3 Epistle to the Colossians ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
quotedBy	John Owen in writings on mortification of sin ⓘ
testament	New Testament ⓘ
theme	Christian ethics ⓘ mortification of sin ⓘ putting off the old self ⓘ sanctification ⓘ
theologicalCategory	holiness text ⓘ sanctification text ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Apostle Paul ⓘ surface form: Paul the Apostle
usedIn	Christian counseling ⓘ Christian ethics discussions ⓘ Christian preaching ⓘ theological works on sanctification ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers → biblicalBasis → Colossians 3:5 ⓘ

Colossians 3:5 → partOf → Colossians 3:5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Colossians chapter 3