Colossians 3:5
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Colossians 3:5 is a New Testament verse in Paul’s letter to the Colossians that commands believers to put to death earthly, sinful behaviors, forming a key biblical foundation for the doctrine of mortification of sin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colossians 3:5 canonical | 1 |
| Colossians chapter 3 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Colossians 3:5 Context triple: [Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers, biblicalBasis, Colossians 3:5]
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Colossians 2:15
Colossians 2:15 is a New Testament verse that depicts Christ’s triumph over spiritual powers and authorities, often cited to support the Christus Victor understanding of the atonement.
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1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 is a renowned New Testament passage by the Apostle Paul that poetically defines the nature and primacy of Christian love, often called the “Love Chapter.”
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C.
1 Corinthians 7
1 Corinthians 7 is a chapter in the New Testament that addresses Christian teaching on marriage, singleness, and sexual ethics as part of Paul’s guidance to the Corinthian church.
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Leviticus 18:5
Leviticus 18:5 is a biblical verse in the Book of Leviticus that, in Jewish law, is interpreted as a key textual basis for the principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments (pikuach nefesh).
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E.
1 Corinthians 8
1 Corinthians 8 is a chapter in the New Testament that addresses the issue of eating food sacrificed to idols and emphasizes acting in love so as not to cause others to stumble in their faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colossians 3:5 Target entity description: Colossians 3:5 is a New Testament verse in Paul’s letter to the Colossians that commands believers to put to death earthly, sinful behaviors, forming a key biblical foundation for the doctrine of mortification of sin.
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A.
Colossians 2:15
Colossians 2:15 is a New Testament verse that depicts Christ’s triumph over spiritual powers and authorities, often cited to support the Christus Victor understanding of the atonement.
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B.
1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 is a renowned New Testament passage by the Apostle Paul that poetically defines the nature and primacy of Christian love, often called the “Love Chapter.”
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C.
1 Corinthians 7
1 Corinthians 7 is a chapter in the New Testament that addresses Christian teaching on marriage, singleness, and sexual ethics as part of Paul’s guidance to the Corinthian church.
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D.
Leviticus 18:5
Leviticus 18:5 is a biblical verse in the Book of Leviticus that, in Jewish law, is interpreted as a key textual basis for the principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments (pikuach nefesh).
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E.
1 Corinthians 8
1 Corinthians 8 is a chapter in the New Testament that addresses the issue of eating food sacrificed to idols and emphasizes acting in love so as not to cause others to stumble in their faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible verse
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Christian scripture ⓘ New Testament verse ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Christians in Colossae ⓘ |
| audience | baptized believers in Christ ⓘ |
| book |
Epistle to the Colossians
ⓘ
surface form:
Colossians
|
| canonicalNumbering | 3:5 ⓘ |
| commandType | moral exhortation ⓘ |
| crossReference |
Ephesians 4:22
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Ephesians 5:3 ⓘ Galatians 5:24 ⓘ Romans 8:13 ⓘ |
| doctrinalUse | foundation for doctrine of mortification of sin ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
internal transformation
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renunciation of sinful behaviors ⓘ |
| genre | epistle ⓘ |
| givesCommand | put to death earthly members ⓘ |
| identifiesAs | covetousness is idolatry ⓘ |
| immediateContext | contrast between old self and new self ⓘ |
| influenced |
Puritan spirituality
ⓘ
Reformed teaching on mortification ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| literaryContext | instructions for the Christian life ⓘ |
| locationInCanon |
Pauline Epistles
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surface form:
Pauline epistles
|
| mentionsConcept |
covetousness
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evil desire ⓘ impurity ⓘ passion ⓘ sexual immorality ⓘ |
| moralImperative | active opposition to sinful desires ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
Colossians 3:5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Colossians chapter 3
Epistle to the Colossians ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| quotedBy | John Owen in writings on mortification of sin ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian ethics
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mortification of sin ⓘ putting off the old self ⓘ sanctification ⓘ |
| theologicalCategory |
holiness text
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sanctification text ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Apostle Paul
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surface form:
Paul the Apostle
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| usedIn |
Christian counseling
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Christian ethics discussions ⓘ Christian preaching ⓘ theological works on sanctification ⓘ |
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Subject: Colossians 3:5 Description of subject: Colossians 3:5 is a New Testament verse in Paul’s letter to the Colossians that commands believers to put to death earthly, sinful behaviors, forming a key biblical foundation for the doctrine of mortification of sin.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Colossians chapter 3