Colossians 3:13 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹³Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Colossians 3:13 —

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Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Mark 11:25
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
James 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Ephesians 4:2
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Matthew 6:14-15
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: …

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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…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 13)

13. Forbearing--as to present offenses. forgiving--as to past offenses. quarrel--rather as Greek, “cause of blame,” “cause of complaint.” Christ--who had so infinitely greater cause of complaint against us. The oldest manuscripts and Vulgate read “the Lord.” English Version is supported by one very old manuscript and old versions. It seems to have crept in from Ep 4:32.