Colossians 3:5-9 Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence… The Romans worshipped their standards; and the Roman standard happened to be an eagle. Our standard is only one-tenth of an eagle — a dollar — but we make all even by adoring it with tenfold devotion. (Edgar A. Poe.) Parallel Verses KJV: Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: |