3:6a
Because of these: The word these refers back to the things listed in 3:5. Paul was saying, “Because people do these evil things…”
the wrath of God is coming: This means, “The time is coming when God will show his anger.” Paul did not mean that God would become angry. He meant that God will show he is angry by punishing people who act in the ways described in 3:5.
wrath: This is a strong word for “anger.” If you have only one word for “anger” in your language, you may want to use an adjective here and say “great/intense anger.”
3:6b
on the sons of disobedience: There is a textual problem with this part of the verse.
(Berean Standard Bible, Good News Translation, Contemporary English Version, God’s Word, King James Version, New Jerusalem Bible, New Revised Standard Version)
(New International Version, Revised Standard Version, New Century Version, New Living Translation (2004), Revised English Bible)
There is no majority view among English versions about whether or not to include this phrase. Since there is no majority view, you should probably follow the English version or national language version which is most used in your area. If you use footnotes in your translation, you could mention the alternative in a footnote.
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