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Colossians 3:9

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Colossians 3:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Colossians 3:9

Theological / Devotional

Lie not. See on Eph. 4:25.

Put off. Gr. apekduomai (see on ch. 2:15). The figure is that of laying aside clothing.

Old man. See on Rom. 6:6; Eph. 4:22; cf. on John 3:3, 5.

His deeds. Such practices as the apostle has enumerated in vs. 5, 8, 9.

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