Colossians 3:14
And with all these, join love, which is the girdle of perfection.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
In Context
Cross References
John 15:12This is my command, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Romans 13:8And owe nothing to any one; but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbor, hath fulfilled the law.
Ephesians 1:4according as he had previously chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we might be holy and without blame before him; and, in love, predestinated us for himself;
Ephesians 5:2and walk in love; as the Messiah also hath loved us, and hath given up himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet odor.
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning love to the brethren, ye need not that I should write to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
Hebrews 6:1Therefore let us leave the commencement of the word of the Messiah, and let us proceed to the completion. Or will ye again lay another foundation for the repentance which is from dead works, and for the faith in God,
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:13-18
Love Recommended. ( a. d. 62.) 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of… Read the whole commentary →