Colossians 3:8

“But now you also put off all these, etc.] Intimating, that now since they were converted and delivered out of the former state in which they were once, and professed not to walk and live in sin, it became them to separate, remove, and put at a distance from them all sins, and every vice, to lay them aside as dead weights upon them, and put them off as filthy garments; for such sins are never to be put on, and cleaved to again as formerly; and that not only those, the above mentioned, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, but the following also, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, or “evil speaking”; what vices are here intended, (see Gill on…”

“But now--that ye are no longer living in them. ye also--like other believers; answering to "ye also" (Col 3:7) like other unbelievers formerly. put off--"Do ye also put away all these," namely, those just enumerated, and those which follow [ALFORD]. anger, wrath--(See on Eph 4:31). blasphemy--rather, "reviling," "evil-speaking," as it is translated in Eph 4:31. filthy communication--The context favors the translation, "abusive language," rather than impure conversation. "Foul language" best retains the ambiguity of the original.”

“But now ye also put off all these - All these which follow, as being also inconsistent with the Christian calling. Anger, wrath - Notes, Ephesians 4:26. Malice - Notes, Ephesians 4:31. Blasphemy - Notes, Matthew 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; Notes, Ephesians 4:29. The conversation of the pagan everywhere abounds with this. A pure method of conversation among men is the fruit of Christianity. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Wrath - Is lasting anger. Filthy discourse - And was there need to warn even these saints of God against so gross and palpable a sin as this? O what is man, till perfect love casts out both fear and sin. Colossians 3:10”

“3:8 get rid of (literally take off): Taking off clothes is a metaphor for ridding our lives of practices that interfere with our walk with the Lord (see Rom 13:12; Eph 4:22, 25; Heb 12:1; Jas 1:21; 1 Pet 2:1).”

“put: Col 3:5, Col 3:9; Eph 4:22; Heb 12:1; Jam 1:21; Pe1 2:1 anger: Psa 37:8; Pro 17:14, Pro 19:19, Pro 29:22; Mat 5:22; Rom 13:13; Co1 3:3; Co2 12:20; Gal 5:15, Gal 5:20, Gal 5:26; Eph 4:26, Eph 4:31, Eph 4:32; Ti2 2:23, Ti2 2:24; Jam 1:20; Jam 3:14-16 blasphemy: Lev 24:11-16; Mar 7:22; Ti1 1:13, Ti1 1:20; Jam 2:7; Jde 1:8; Rev 16:9 filthy: Eph 4:29, Eph 5:4; Jam 3:4-6; Pe2 2:7, Pe2 2:18; Jde 1:8, Jde 1:13 Colossians 3:9”