Colossians 3:13

"Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;"

Key Reflection

This passage encourages believers to clothe themselves with virtues that reflect their status as God's chosen people. By embodying compassion, kindness, humility, and perseverance, Christians demonstrate their holiness and love, mirroring the character of their heavenly Father and preparing them for eternal glory.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 13. Forbearing one another. See Barnes "Eph 4:2". And forgiving one another. See Barnes "Mt 6:12, See Barnes "Mt 6:14". If any man have a quarrel against any. Marg., "or complaint." The word here used momfh occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It means, fault found, blame, censure; and here denotes occasion of complaint.

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