11 translations · Greek
Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
Colossians 3:12 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
- KJV King James Version
- Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Put on, therefore, as chosen ones of God, holy and beloved, yearnings of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Since you are God's special people, holy and dearly loved, adopt a sympathetic nature that is kind, humble, gentle, and patient.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Put on therefore, as [the] elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy, and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience:
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἐνδύσασθε | Endysasthe | clothe yourselves with | G1746 ἐνδύω to put on |
| οὖν | oun | Therefore | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| ἐκλεκτοὶ | eklektoi | [the] elect | G1588 ἐκλεκτός select |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἅγιοι | hagioi | holy | G40 ἅγιος holy |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἠγαπημένοι | ēgapēmenoi | beloved | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| σπλάγχνα | splanchna | hearts | G4698 σπλάγχνον affection/entrails |
| οἰκτιρμοῦ | oiktirmou | of compassion | G3628 οἰκτιρμός compassion |
| χρηστότητα | chrēstotēta | kindness | G5544 χρηστότης kindness |
| ταπεινοφροσύνην | tapeinophrosynēn | humility | G5012 ταπεινοφροσύνη humility |
| πραΰτητα | prautēta | gentleness | G4240 πραΰτης gentleness |
| μακροθυμίαν | makrothymian | [and] patience | G3115 μακροθυμία patience |
Related verses
- Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:2
with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
- 1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.
- 2 Peter 1:5–8
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness; and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love. …
- Galatians 5:22–23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
- Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
- 2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
- James 3:17–18
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- 1 Peter 3:8–11
Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous, not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing. For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. …
- Romans 12:9–10
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good. In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
10 and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
11 where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
Read all of Colossians 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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