Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
Putting away therefore ... This is from [@apothesthai], "which is the word for stripping off one's clothes."[1] The child of God must denounce and turn away from all manner of wickedness, just as one might strip off filthy clothing.  The words here are strongly suggestive of what occurs at the time of baptism: