Colossians 3:5

“Mortify therefore your members, etc.] Not your bodies, as the Ethiopic version reads, nor the members of the natural body, but of the body of sin, indwelling sin; which as a body consists of various members, which are parts of it, rise out of it, and are used by it, as the members are by the body; and intend the sins of the flesh, or sinful actions, which are generally performed by the members of the natural body, in which the law of sin is, and by which it operates; so that the mortification the saints are here exhorted to, in consideration of having a spiritual life in them, and a hope of eternal life in Christ, from whence the apostle argues, is not a mortification or destruction of the…”

“Mortify--Greek, "make a corpse of"; "make dead"; "put to death." therefore--(See on Col 3:3). Follow out to its necessary consequence the fact of your having once for all died with Christ spiritually at your regeneration, by daily "deadening your members," of which united "the body of the sins of the flesh" consists (compare Col 2:11). "The members" to be mortified are the fleshly instruments of lust, in so far as the members of the body are abused to such purposes. Habitually repress and do violence to corrupt desires of which the members are the instruments (compare Rom 6:19; Rom 8:13; Gal 5:24-25). upon the earth--where they find their support [BENGEL] (Compare Col 3:2, "things on…”

“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, subdue every carnal and evil propensity of your nature. The word mortify means to put to death (Romans 8:13, note; Galatians 5:24, note), and the meaning here is that they were entirely to subdue their evil propensities, so that they would have no remains of life; that is, they were not at all to indulge them. The word “members” here, refers to the different members of the body - as the seat of evil desires and passions; compare the notes at Romans 6:13. They were wholly to extirpate those evil passions which he specifies as having their seat in the various…”

“Mortify therefore - Put to death, slay with a continued stroke. Your members - Which together make up the body of sin. Which are upon the earth - Where they find their nourishment. Uncleanness - In act, word, or thought. Inordinate affection - Every passion which does not flow from and lead to the love of God. Evil desire - The desire of the flesh, the desire of the eye, and the pride of life. Covetousness - According to the derivation of the word, means the desire of having more, or of any thing independent on God. Which is idolatry - Properly and directly; for it is giving the heart to a creature. Colossians 3:6”

“3:5 So put to death: Our death to this life (3:3) must be made real in the way that we live day by day. • a greedy person is an idolater: Greedy people pursue the objects of their greed—money, sex, power, possessions—in the place of God, with the hope of finding satisfaction in those things.”

“Mortify: Rom 6:6, Rom 8:13; Gal 5:24; Eph 5:3-6 members: Rom 6:13, Rom 7:5, Rom 7:23; Jam 4:1 fornication: Mat 15:19; Mar 7:21, Mar 7:22; Rom 1:29; Co1 5:1, Co1 5:10, Co1 5:11, Co1 6:9, Co1 6:13, Co1 6:18; Co2 12:21; Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:3; Th1 4:3; Heb 12:16, Heb 13:4; Rev 21:8, Rev 22:15 inordinate: Rom 1:26; Th1 4:5 \*Gr. evil: Rom 7:7, Rom 7:8; Co1 10:6-8; Eph 4:19; Pe1 2:11 covetousness: Co1 6:10; Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:3, Eph 5:5 Colossians 3:6”