Parallel Verses
Amplified
Because of these [sinful] things the [divine] wrath of God is coming
New American Standard Bible
For it is because of these things that
King James Version
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Holman Bible
Because of these, God’s wrath
International Standard Version
It is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient.
A Conservative Version
Because of which the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience,
American Standard Version
for which things'sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:
An Understandable Version
For the wrath of God will come [upon disobedient people] for practicing such things.
Anderson New Testament
on account of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience,
Bible in Basic English
Because of which the wrath of God comes on those who go against his orders;
Common New Testament
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
Daniel Mace New Testament
these are vices which draw down the divine vengeance upon unbelieving nations;
Darby Translation
On account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Godbey New Testament
through which the wrath of God comes.
Goodspeed New Testament
It is on account of these things that God's anger is coming.
John Wesley New Testament
For which things the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Julia Smith Translation
For these comes the Wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:
King James 2000
For which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience:
Lexham Expanded Bible
because of which the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,
Modern King James verseion
on account of which things' sake the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for which thing's sakes the wrath of God cometh on the children of unbelief.
Moffatt New Testament
things that bring down the anger of God on the sons of disobedience.
Montgomery New Testament
These things are ever bringing down the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience,
NET Bible
Because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
New Heart English Bible
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
Noyes New Testament
on account of which things cometh the wrath of God.
Sawyer New Testament
for which comes the wrath of God.
The Emphasized Bible
On account of which things cometh the anger of God, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of disobedience;
Twentieth Century New Testament
These are the things on account of which the Wrath of God comes,
Webster
For which things the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Weymouth New Testament
It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming,
Williams New Testament
It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming.
World English Bible
for which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
Worrell New Testament
on account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience;
Worsley New Testament
for which things the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.
Youngs Literal Translation
because of which things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,
Themes
Children » Lambs of the fold » Of the world
Covetousness » The reward for covetousness
Sexual activities » The reward for sexual sins
Interlinear
Dia
Hos
Dia
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 3:6
Prayers for Colossians 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Put Off The Old Behavior
5
So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God].
6 Because of these [sinful] things the [divine] wrath of God is coming
Cross References
Romans 1:18
For [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth,
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments [that encourage you to sin], for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [those who habitually sin].
Isaiah 57:4
“Of whom do you make fun?
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of rebellion (sin),
Offspring of deceit,
Ezekiel 16:45-46
You are the daughter of your mother, who loathed her husband and her children. You are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your [spiritual] mother was a Hittite and your [spiritual] father an Amorite.
Ephesians 2:2-3
in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God].
1 Peter 1:14
[Live] as obedient children [of God]; do not be conformed to the evil desires which governed you in your ignorance [before you knew the requirements and transforming power of the good news regarding salvation].
2 Peter 2:14
They have eyes full of adultery, constantly looking for sin, enticing and luring away unstable souls. Having hearts trained in greed, [they are] children of a curse.
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).