Colossians 3:7 (YLT)

Passage

in which also ye--ye did walk once, when ye lived in them;

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:5 Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry--

Colossians 3:6 because of which things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

Colossians 3:7 in which also ye--ye did walk once, when ye lived in them;

Colossians 3:8 but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ye--ye", "walk", "once", and "lived". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ye--ye" and "walk", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "because of which things cometh the anger..." into verse 8's "but now put off even ye the...", so "ye--ye" and "walk" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ye--ye" and "walk" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.