1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.

1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

1 So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech.

1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,

1 So then, rid yourselves of all evil, all lying, hypocrisy, jealousy, and evil speech.

1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

1 Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,

1 So get rid of every kind of evil, every kind of deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.

1 So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.

1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander.

1 Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

1 So get rid of every kind of evil. Stop telling lies. Don’t pretend to be something you are not. Stop wanting what others have. Don’t speak against each other.

1 Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,