“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth — 'Now' (nyn) marks eschatological shift: present time-frame demands present renunciation. The list shifts from sexual to relational vices: anger (orge), wrath (thymos), malice (kakia), slander (blasphēmia), obscene talk (aischrologia, shameful speech). These poison community. Speech-control is character-control.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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