What does Colossians 3:8 mean?

Colossians 3:8 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Colossians 3:8 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

6For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

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.

9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

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