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Andδὲaboveἐπὶallπᾶσινthese thingsτούτοιςput on love,τὴν ἀγάπηνwhichὅisἐστινthe bondσύνδεσμοςof completeness.τῆς τελειότητος
Colossians 3:14
Study it in the app“And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of completeness.”
Above all, put on love, which binds everything togetherLoveA garment of compassion, humility, and patience, and songs togetherThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 3:14, word by word
- put on loveἀγάπηνagapēn
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēn” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the bondσύνδεσμοςsyndesmos
bond
Bond: what binds or holds together.
Where else “syndesmos” appears- of completenessτελειότητοςteleiotētos
completeness
Being whole, with nothing missing.
Where else “teleiotētos” appears
The context
13bearing with one another and forgiving each other if anyone has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord also forgave you, so also you must forgive.
14 · This verse (above)
15And let the peace of the Messiah rule in your hearts, to which you were also called in one body; and be thankful.