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Colossians 3:5

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Mortify: Romans 6:6, Romans 8:13; Galatians 5:24; Ephesians 5:3-6

members: Romans 6:13, Romans 7:5, Romans 7:23; James 4:1

fornication: Matthew 15:19; Mark 7:21-22; Romans 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:1, 1 Corinthians 5:10-11, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 6:13, 1 Corinthians 6:18; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Hebrews 12:16, Hebrews 13:4; Revelation 21:8, Revelation 22:15

inordinate: Romans 1:26; 1 Thessalonians 4:5 *Gr.

evil: Romans 7:7-8; 1 Corinthians 10:6-8; Ephesians 4:19; 1 Peter 2:11

covetousness: 1 Corinthians 6:10; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3, Ephesians 5:5

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