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Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
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A Radical Command
Commentators emphasize that 'put to death' (mortify) is a radical command. It's not about mere suppression or control, but a decisive and active 'killing' or 'exterminating' of sinful desires and actions. This isn't a call to harm the physical body, but to slay the evil passions that use our bodies and tie us to an earthly mindset, which is the practical outworking of being 'dead with Christ'.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Mortify therefore your members. Since you are dead to sin and the world, and are to appear with Christ in the glories of His kingdom, subd…
Mortify (νεκρωσατε). First aorist active imperative of νεκροω, late verb, to put to death, to treat as dead. Latin Vulgate mort…
19th Century
Anglican
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth.—The expression is doubly unique. It is the only passage where “m…
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Baptist
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, …
In principle when we became Christians, we died with Christ (cf. 2:20; 3:3). Now we are charged to “put to death” (GK 3739; lit., “to make dead”) t…
16th Century
Protestant
Mortify therefore. Until now he has been speaking of contempt of the world. He now proceeds further, and enters upon a higher philosophy, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Mortify therefore your members Not your bodies, as the Ethiopic version reads, nor the members of the natural body, …
It is our duty to mortify our members that incline to the things of the world. Mortify them, kill them, suppress them, as weeds or vermin that spre…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle warned the faithful about those who wished to deceive them; here he teaches them to avoid evil habits. First, he gives his …
