New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:12-17

12So, as those who have been 1chosen of God, holy and beloved, 2put on a 3heart of compassion, kindness, 4humility, gentleness and 5 6patience; 13 7bearing with one another, and 8forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; 9just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. 14Beyond all these things put on love, which is 10 11the perfect bond of 12unity. 15Let 13the peace of Christ 14rule in your hearts, to which 15indeed you were called in 16one body; and 17be thankful. 16Let 18the word of 19Christ richly dwell within you, 20with all wisdom 21teaching and admonishing 22one another 23with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, 24singing 25with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 26Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, 27giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

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Notes

1. Colossians 3:12 Luke 18:7 ↩
2. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:24 ↩
3. Colossians 3:12 Luke 1:78; Gal 5:22f; Phil 2:1 ↩
4. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3 ↩
5. Colossians 3:12 I.e. forbearance toward others ↩
6. Colossians 3:12 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 6:6 ↩
7. Colossians 3:13 Eph 4:2 ↩
8. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
9. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
10. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection ↩
11. Colossians 3:14 Eph 4:3 ↩
12. Colossians 3:14 John 17:23; Heb 6:1 ↩
13. Colossians 3:15 John 14:27 ↩
14. Colossians 3:15 Or act as arbiter ↩
15. Colossians 3:15 Lit also ↩
16. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
17. Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful ↩
18. Colossians 3:16 Rom 10:17; Eph 5:26; 1 Thess 1:8 ↩
19. Colossians 3:16 One early ms reads the Lord ↩
20. Colossians 3:16 Or in ↩
21. Colossians 3:16 Col 1:28 ↩
22. Colossians 3:16 Or one another, singing with psalms... ↩
23. Colossians 3:16 Eph 5:19 ↩
24. Colossians 3:16 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
25. Colossians 3:16 Or by; lit in His grace ↩
26. Colossians 3:17 1 Cor 10:31 ↩
27. Colossians 3:17 Eph 5:20; Col 3:15 ↩

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