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 look down from the place of Your holiness and of Your glory; where is Your zeal and Your strength, the multitude of Your tender affections and of Your mercies toward me? Are they withheld?

Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? For as often as I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still. Therefore My heart is troubled for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Jehovah.

through the tender mercy of our God; by which the Dayspring from on high has visited us,

And it happened in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

But whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his bowels from him, how does the love of God dwell in him?

Mercies

Let love be without hypocrisy, shrinking from evil, cleaving to good;

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any strength, but faith working through love.

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

then fulfill my joy, that you may be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord and of one mind.

See that none gives evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.

But the wisdom that is from above is first truly pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

And finally, all be of one mind, having compassion on one another, loving the brothers, tenderhearted, friendly.

But also in this very thing, bringing in all diligence, filling out your faith with virtue, and with virtue, knowledge;

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

General references

And you shall sanctify yourselves, and be holy. For I am Jehovah your God.