# Connecting Statement:
Paul finishes his instructions on what believers should not do and ends with what they must do.
# Put away all bitterness, rage, anger
"Put away" here is a metaphor for not continuing to have certain attitudes or behaviors. Alternate translation: "You must not allow these things to be part of your life: bitterness, rage, anger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# rage
intense anger