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Colossians 3:14
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Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
And aboue all these things put on charitie, which is the bond of perfectnesse.
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
In addition to all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
Even more than all this, clothe yourself in love. Love is what holds you all together in perfect unity.
Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
Above all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.
Above all these, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together perfectly;
And to all these [add] love, which is the bond of perfectness.
Together with these things, the most important part of your new life is to love each other. Love is what holds everything together in perfect unity.
And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.
And with all these things have love, which is the bond of perfection.
And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity.
And to all these things add love, which is the bond of perfection.
And above all these, love, which is the bond of perfectness.
Beyond all these things put on and wrap yourselves in [unselfish] love, which is the perfect bond of unity [for everything is bound together in agreement when each one seeks the best for others].
and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.
Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
Above all, clothe yourselves withclothe yourselves with">[fn] love, which ties everything together in unity.John 13:34; Romans 13:8; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Ephesians 4:3; 5:2; Colossians 2:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 Timothy 1:5; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 3:23; 4:21;">[xr]
and with all these charity, which is the girdle of perfection.
And with all these, [fn] love, which is the girdle of perfection.
And aboue all thynges [put on] loue, which is the bonde of perfectnesse.
and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
And above all these put on love, which is the bond of perfection:
And over all these put on love, which is the perfect bond of union;
And vpon alle these thingis haue ye charite, that is the boond of perfeccioun.
and above all these things [put on] love, which is the bond of perfectness.
And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.
But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
And to all these things, you must add love. Love holds everything and everybody together and makes all these good things perfect.
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
And, over all these things, love, which is a uniting-bond of completeness;
But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Above all these thinges put on love which is the bonde of parfectnes.
and above all these things, [have] love, which is a bond of the perfection,
But aboue all thinges put on loue, which is the bonde of perfectnesse.
to all this add love, which is the band of perfect union:
The most important thing to remember is to ride in love. It is the cinch that holds us all in the saddle. When we're all cinched down tight in love, we will be able to stay in the saddle and accomplish the task set before us.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
charity: Colossians 2:2, John 13:34, John 15:12, Romans 13:8, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Ephesians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Peter 4:8, 2 Peter 1:7, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 4:21
the: Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 4:3, 1 John 4:7-12
Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 1:7 - turneth aside Jeremiah 43:12 - putteth John 17:23 - made Romans 12:18 - General 1 Corinthians 13:13 - the greatest Colossians 3:10 - put Revelation 2:19 - charity
Cross-References
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?"
And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel."
Then the man—Adam—named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live.
If anyone takes a human life, that person's life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.
"You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any unclean animal or bird or creature that scurries along the ground. I have identified them as being unclean for you.
Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.
Then deep from the earth you will speak; from low in the dust your words will come. Your voice will whisper from the ground like a ghost conjured up from the grave.
The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. I, the Lord , have spoken!"
Like snakes crawling from their holes, they will come out to meet the Lord our God. They will fear him greatly, trembling in terror at his presence.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And above all these things,.... Bowels of mercies, kindness, c.
put on charity, or brotherly love, for without this all is nothing they will only be done in show and appearance, in mere guise and hypocrisy, if love is wanting; this actuates and exercises all the rest; it is only from this principle that true sympathy, real kindness, undisguised humility, and meekness, patient longsuffering, and forbearance, and hearty forgiveness proceeds: this is greater, and more excellent, than all the other, and adds a glory, lustre, and beauty to them; this is the upper garment that covers all the rest, for so the words may be rendered, "upon all these things put on charity"; whereby a disciple of Christ is visible, and distinguished, and is known to be what he is; this is like a strait and upper garment, keeps close all that is under it, and within it: and it is called
the bond of perfectness; either of the law, and the duties of religion, which it is said to be the fulfilling of; or rather of the saints, for this is the bond of union between them, which knits and cements them together, so that they are perfectly joined together, and are of one mind and one heart: it is the bond of peace among them, of perfect unity and brotherly love; and a most beautiful and pleasant thing it is for brethren to live and dwell together in unity; such are beautiful as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem among themselves, and terrible to their enemies as an army with banners, being not to be divided or broken by them. The Claromontane exemplar reads, "the bond of unity".
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And above all these things - Over, or upon all these things; compare the notes at Ephesians 6:16.
Charity - Love. Notes, 1 Corinthians 13:1.
Which is the bond of perfectness - The bond of all perfection; the thing which will unite all other things, and make them complete; compare the parallel place in Ephesians 4:3. The idea seems to be that love will bind all the other graces fast together, and render the whole system complete. Without love, though there might be other graces and virtues, there would be a want of harmony and compactness in our Christian graces, and this was necessary to unite and complete the whole. There is great beauty in the expression, and it contains most important truth. If it were possible to conceive that the other graces could exist among a Christian people, yet there would be a sad incompleteness, a painful want of harmony and union, if love were not the reigning principle. Nor faith, nor zeal, nor prophecy, nor the power of speaking with the tongue of angels, would answer the purpose. See this sentiment expressed in 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, and the effect of love more fully explained in the notes at that chapter.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 14. And above all these things — επι πασι δε τουτοις. Upon all, over all; as the outer garment envelopes all the clothing, so let charity or love invest and encompass all the rest. Even bowels of mercy are to be set in motion by love; from love they derive all their feeling, and all their power and promptitude to action. Let this, therefore, be as the upper garment; the surtout that invests the whole man.
Which is the bond of perfectness. — Love to God and man is not only to cover all, but also to unite and consolidate the whole. It is therefore represented here under the notion of a girdle, by which all the rest of the clothing is bound close about the body. To love God with all the heart, soul, mind, and strength, and one's neighbour as one's self, is the perfection which the new covenant requires, and which the grace and Spirit of Christ work in every sincerely obedient, humble believer; and that very love, which is the fulfilling of the law and the perfection itself which the Gospel requires, is also the bond of that perfection. It is by love to God and man that love is to be preserved. Love begets love; and the more a man loves God and his neighbour, the more he is enabled to do so. Love, while properly exercised, is ever increasing and reproducing itself.
Instead of τελειοτητος, perfection, several reputable MSS., with the Itala, read ενοτητος, unity; but the former is doubtless the genuine reading.
