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Colossians 3:12–13

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12So, as the aelect of God, holy and beloved, bput on a cheart of compassion, kindness, dhumility, gentleness, and 1epatience;

13abearing with one another, and bgraciously forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone, cjust as the Lord graciously forgave you, so also should you.

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Colossians 3:12: Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience…

Footnotes

  1. 1Forbearance toward others

Cross references

  1. aLuke 18:7
  2. bEph 4:24
  3. cLuke 1:78; Gal 5:22f; Phil 2:1
  4. dEph 4:2; Phil 2:3
  5. e1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 6:6
  6. aEph 4:2
  7. bRom 15:7; Eph 4:32
  8. cRom 15:7; Eph 4:32

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive.

NLTNew Living Translation

Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and dearly loved, put on affection, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, putting up with one another and forgiving one another. If anyone should have a complaint against anyone, just as also the Lord forgave you, thus also you do the same.

KJV 1900King James Version

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.