Colossians 3:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Bowels

1 John 3:17

Mercies

General references

Leviticus 20:7

Bible References

Bowels

Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory. Where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? The yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me.

Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy upon him, says LORD.

because of the bowels of mercy of our God, by which the dayspring from on high came to help us,

Now it came to pass in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to enroll all the world.

But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

Mercies

Love without hypocrisy, abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good,

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

with all humility and mildness, with longsuffering, forbearing each other in love.

fulfill my joy, that ye may think the same way, having the same love, being knit in soul, thinking in oneness,

See that not any man repays evil for evil to any man, but always pursue the good, both for each other and for all.

But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.

And finally, all be like-minded, sympathetic, brother-loving, compassionate, friendly,

Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge,

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who is not loving the brother abides in death.

General references

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and become ye holy, for I am LORD your God.