New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:11-15

11a renewal in whichG3699 1thereG1762 is noG3756 distinction between GreekG1672 and JewG2453, 2circumcisedG4061 and uncircumcisedG203, 3 4barbarianG915, ScythianG4658, 5slaveG1401 and freemanG1658, but 6ChristG5547 is allG3956, and in allG3956.

12SoG3767, as those who have been 7chosenG1588 of GodG2316, holyG40 and belovedG25, 8putG1746 on a 9heartG4698 of compassionG3628, kindnessG5544, 10humilityG5012, gentlenessG4240 and 11 12patienceG3115; 13 13bearingG430 with oneG240 anotherG240, and 14forgivingG5483 eachG1438 otherG1438, whoeverG1437 G5100 hasG2192 a complaintG3437 againstG4314 anyoneG5100; 15justG2531 as the LordG2962 forgaveG5483 you, soG3779 alsoG2532 should you. 14BeyondG1909 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 put on loveG26, whichG3739 is 16 17the perfectG5047 bondG4886 of 18unityG4886. 15Let 19the peaceG1515 of ChristG5547 20ruleG1018 in your heartsG2588, to whichG3739 21indeedG2532 you were calledG2564 in 22oneG1520 bodyG4983; and 23be thankfulG2170.

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 ↩