“"For which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience." By many things he had been withdrawing them; by the benefits which are already given, by the evils to come from which we had been delivered, being who, and wherefore; and all those considerations, as, for instance, who we were, and in what…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on Colossians 8
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6For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
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4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
— Colossians 3:6 —
7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.