New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:11-15

11a renewal in which 1there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, 2circumcised and uncircumcised, 3 4barbarian, Scythian, 5slave and freeman, but 6Christ is all, and in all.

12So, as those who have been 7chosen of God, holy and beloved, 8put on a 9heart of compassion, kindness, 10humility, gentleness and 11 12patience; 13 13bearing with one another, and 14forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; 15just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. 14Beyond all these things put on love, which is 16 17the perfect bond of 18unity. 15Let 19the peace of Christ 20rule in your hearts, to which 21indeed you were called in 22one body; and 23be thankful.

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Notes

1. Colossians 3:11 Rom 10:12; 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28 ↩
2. Colossians 3:11 1 Cor 7:19; Gal 5:6 ↩
3. Colossians 3:11 I.e. those who were not Greeks, either by birth or by culture ↩
4. Colossians 3:11 Acts 28:2 ↩
5. Colossians 3:11 Eph 6:8 ↩
6. Colossians 3:11 Eph 1:23 ↩
7. Colossians 3:12 Luke 18:7 ↩
8. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:24 ↩
9. Colossians 3:12 Luke 1:78; Gal 5:22f; Phil 2:1 ↩
10. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3 ↩
11. Colossians 3:12 I.e. forbearance toward others ↩
12. Colossians 3:12 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 6:6 ↩
13. Colossians 3:13 Eph 4:2 ↩
14. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
15. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
16. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection ↩
17. Colossians 3:14 Eph 4:3 ↩
18. Colossians 3:14 John 17:23; Heb 6:1 ↩
19. Colossians 3:15 John 14:27 ↩
20. Colossians 3:15 Or act as arbiter ↩
21. Colossians 3:15 Lit also ↩
22. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
23. Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful ↩

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