New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 3:11-15

11a renewal in which 1there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, 2circumcised and uncircumcised, 3 4barbarian, 5Scythian, 6slave, and free, but 7Christ is all, and in all.

12So, as those who have been 8chosen of God, holy and beloved, 9put on a 10heart of compassion, kindness, 11humility, gentleness, and 12 13patience; 13 14bearing with one another, and 15forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; 16just as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also. 14In addition to all these things put on love, which is 17 18the perfect bond of 19unity. 15Let 20the peace of Christ, to which you were 21indeed called in 22one body, 23rule in your hearts; and 24be 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., uncultured ↩
4. Colossians 3:11 Acts 28:2 ↩
5. Colossians 3:11 I.e., a member of an ancient people near the Black Sea, often considered unrefined ↩
6. Colossians 3:11 Eph 6:8 ↩
7. Colossians 3:11 Eph 1:23 ↩
8. Colossians 3:12 Luke 18:7 ↩
9. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:24 ↩
10. Colossians 3:12 Luke 1:78; Gal 5:22f; Phil 2:1 ↩
11. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3 ↩
12. Colossians 3:12 I.e., forbearance toward others ↩
13. Colossians 3:12 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 6:6 ↩
14. Colossians 3:13 Eph 4:2 ↩
15. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
16. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
17. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection ↩
18. Colossians 3:14 Eph 4:3 ↩
19. Colossians 3:14 John 17:23; Heb 6:1 ↩
20. Colossians 3:15 John 14:27 ↩
21. Colossians 3:15 Or also ↩
22. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
23. Colossians 3:15 Or be in control in ↩
24. Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful ↩

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