Colossians 3:8

"You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,"

Key Reflection

In Colossians 3:8, Paul is addressing the Colossian believers who once lived according to the patterns and practices of their former lives, which likely included behaviors influenced by paganism and false teachings prevalent in their culture. For them, these actions would have been deeply ingrained, reflecting a lifestyle characterized by materialism, sensuality, and idolatry—practices that were common among Hellenistic society but now contrast sharply with the new identity they have in Christ.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 8. But now ye also put off all these. All these which follow, as being also inconsistent with the Christian calling. Anger, wrath. See Barnes "Eph 4:26". Malice. See Barnes "Eph 4:31". Blasphemy. See Barnes "Mt 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. See Barnes "Eph 4:29". The conversation of the heathen everywhere abounds with this. A pure method of conversation among men is the fruit of Christianity.

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