12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
We love him, because he first loved us.
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; …
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-17)The apostle proceeds to exhort to mutual love and compassion: Put on therefore bowels of mercy , Col. 3:12. We must not only put off anger and wrath (as Col. 3:8), but we must put on compassion and kindness; not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well; not only not do hurt to any, but do what good we can to all. I. The argument here used to enforce the exhortation is very affecting: Put on, as…
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