Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Colossians 3:8

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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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.

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