Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
For the wrath of God will come [upon disobedient people] for practicing such things.
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:
Amplified
Because of these [sinful] things the [divine] wrath of God is coming
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
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 3:6
Images Colossians 3:6
Prayers for Colossians 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Put Off The Old Behavior
5 So, put to death [i.e., stop practicing the desires of] your physical bodies [such as] sexual immorality, [moral] impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is [in reality] idolatry. 6 For the wrath of God will come [upon disobedient people] for practicing such things. 7 You people also once lived like this when you practiced these things.
Cross References
Romans 1:18
For God's extreme anger is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people who restrain the truth [from being known and obeyed] by their wickedness.
Ephesians 5:6
Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words, for because of such things, the wrath of God will fall upon people who are disobedient [to Him].
Ephesians 2:2-3
You practiced such things when you lived according to the evil ways of this world, and according to the ruler of the [spiritual] powers of the air. [Note: This refers to Satan, whose influence permeates life around us]. He is the [evil] spirit who is now at work in people who are disobedient [to God].
1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, do not pattern your lives after the evil desires you formerly had when you were ignorant,
2 Peter 2:14
Their eyes are filled with sexual lust, and they are never satisfied when it comes to sinning. They entice unstable people and have hearts trained to be greedy [i.e., they continually desire the possessions of others]. [In this condition] they are under God's curse.
Revelation 22:15
On the outside [of the city] are the dogs [Note: This probably refers to people who practiced sexual perversions. See Deut. 23:17] and the sorcerers, and the sexually immoral people, and the murderers, and the idolaters and every person who loves and practices falsehood.