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put on the Lord Jesus Christ
Paul speaks of accepting the moral nature of Christ as if he were our outer clothing that people can see. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
put on
If your language has a plural form for commands, use it here.
make no provision for the flesh
Here the "flesh" refers to the self-directed nature of people who oppose God. This is the sinful nature of human beings. Alternate translation: "do not allow your old evil heart any opportunity at all for doing wicked things" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)