Colossians 3:14

In 9 translations

BSB

And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

KJV

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

WEB

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

ASV

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

LSV

and above all these things, [have] love, which is a bond of the perfection,

YLT

and above all these things, [have] love, which is a bond of the perfection,

DBY

And to all these [add] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

DRC

But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection:

GNV

And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅ ἐστιν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος.

RP2018

ἐπὶ πᾶσιν δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην, ἥτις ἐστὶν σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος.

TR-Boyd

ἐπὶ πᾶσι δὲ τούτοις τὴν ἀγάπην, ἥτις ἐστὶ σύνδεσμος τῆς τελειότητος.

SCR1894

επι πασιν δε τουτοις την αγαπην ητις εστιν συνδεσμος της τελειοτητος

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Peter 4:8Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
• 1 Corinthians 13:1–13If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute…
• Colossians 2:2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
• Romans 13:8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
• John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
• Ephesians 4:3and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
• 1 Timothy 1:5The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
• 1 John 4:21And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
• John 15:12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
• 2 Peter 1:7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
• John 17:23I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
• 1 John 4:7–12Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God’s love was revealed…
• Ephesians 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
• 1 John 3:23And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.

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