Colossians 3:14

Appeal For New Behavior

¹³ bearing with one another and readily forgiving each other, if any one has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you also must forgive. ¹⁴ And over all these put on love, which is the perfect bond of union; ¹⁵ and let the peace which Christ gives settle all questionings in your hearts, to which peace indeed you were called as belonging to His one Body; and be thankful.

Bond of Perfection

Put on

Ephesians 4:3

in the uniting bond of peace, the unity given by the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

If I can speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but am destitute of Love, I have but become a loud-sounding trumpet or a clanging cymbal.

Ephesians 5:2

And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.

John 13:34

A new commandment I give you, to love one another; that as I have loved you, you also may love one another.

John 15:12

This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved you.

John 17:23

I in them and Thou in me; that they may stand perfected in one; that the world may come to understand that Thou didst send me and hast loved them with the same love as that with which Thou hast loved me.

Romans 13:8

Owe nothing to any one except mutual love; for he who loves his fellow man has satisfied the demands of Law.

Ephesians 1:4

even as, in His love, He chose us as His own in Christ before the creation of the world, that we might be holy and without blemish in His presence.

Colossians 2:2

in order that their hearts may be cheered, they themselves being welded together in love and enjoying all the advantages of a reasonable certainty, till at last they attain the full knowledge of God's truth, which is Christ Himself.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

But on the subject of love for the brotherhood it is unnecessary for me to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;

1 Timothy 1:5

But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore leaving elementary instruction about the Christ, let us advance to mature manhood and not be continually re-laying a foundation of repentance from lifeless works and of faith in God,

1 Peter 4:8

Above all continue to love one another fervently, for love throws a veil over a multitude of faults.

2 Peter 1:7

along with power of endurance, godliness; along with godliness, brotherly affection; and along with brotherly affection, love.

1 John 3:23

And this is His command--that we are to believe in His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He has commanded us to do.

1 John 4:7-12

Dear friends, let us love one another; for love has its origin in God, and every one who loves has become a child of God and is beginning to know God.

1 John 4:21

And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.