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Colossians 3:14 — And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of…
“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”
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The verses around Colossians 3:14.
12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Verse explanation
Paul places love above everything else, calling it “the bond of perfectness,” the piece that holds all the other virtues together and makes them truly work.
From the Colossians 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Colossians 3:14 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E, sobre tudo isto, revesti-vos de caridade, que é o vinculo da perfeição.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E acima de tudo isto, [revesti-vos] do amor, que é o vínculo da perfeição.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Sobre todas las cosas, ámense unos a otros, que es el vínculo perfecto que los unirá.
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In other languages: Português (Colossenses 3:14) · Español (Colosenses 3:14)
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